Table Scraps: Notes on Babette's Feast (2013)
In this essay on Babette's Feast, filmmaker Michael Almereyda charts the path from Isak Dinesen’s story to Gabriel Axel’s film, taking detours along the way into art history, philosophy, and the author’s life in Africa.
Director: Michael Almereyda
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Lori Singer as Narrator |
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Peter Beard as Himself |
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Karen Blixen as Herself |
| Directing | Michael Almereyda | Director |
| Writing | Michael Almereyda | Writer |
| Editing | Matthew Killip | Editor |
| Production | Issa Clubb | Producer |
| Production | Peter Becker | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kim Hendrickson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Fumiko Takagi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jonathan Turell | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Gabriel Chávez | Editor |
| Crew | Pablo Tapia Plá | Cinematography |