An Artist Is Never Poor: Babette's Feast (1987)

<p>James and Thomas discuss <em>Babette's Feast</em>, an Oscar-winning religious classic directed by Gabriel Axel. (This is apparently Pope Francis's favorite film.)</p> <p>Two elderly sisters in a small Danish village have spent their lives praying, caring for the poor, and tending to the small, quasi-Puritan sect founded by their late father. When their French cook, Babette, asks if she can make a feast in honor of their father's centenary, their faith is challenged and their souls are enlivened by the revelation that beauty too is a means by which God draws us closer to Him.</p> <p>Next time, we will be discussing Stanley Kubrick's <em>2001:A Space Odyssey</em>. Go watch it, then join in the discussion in our Facebook group: <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/CatholicPods/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/CatholicPods/</a></p> <p><strong>Links</strong></p> <p>Painting mentioned, Caspar David Friedrich's <em>Wanderer above the Sea of Fog</em> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanderer_above_the_Sea_of_Fog">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanderer_above_the_Sea_of_Fog</a></p> <p>Music: The Duskwhales, “Take It Back”, used with permission. <a href= "https://theduskwhales.bandcamp.com/">https://theduskwhales.bandcamp.com/</a></p>