sublime perfect profound a true lesson on the idealized meaning of life . we get completely catch up in the life journey of martina and phillipa andbabette . their yearning and desire and sacrifice resonant long after the movie have end . see it year ago a it be gain a great deal of notoriety at the audaciousness of it subject matter half the movie be a single dinner the audience be ooh and aah a some of the course take their finalglorious shape and laughing at the reaction of the diner and a they become totally seduce by the gustatorial pleasure be introduce to them by babette and and be totally surprise at the turn of event at the end of the film . subsequently see the film year later after my own twist and turn of life and i realize just how profound the film be . on this view tear flow freely . the film meditation on the passage of time and the way it use a seemingly simple story to comment on life and love and art and generosity be truly something tocherish .