- Gabriel Axel
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name = Gabriel Axel
birthdate = birth date and age|1918|4|18
birthplace =Århus DNK
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occupation =Film director
yearsactive = 1951 - present
imdb_id = 0002196Gabriel Axel (born 18 April 1918) is an Oscar winning Danish director, actor, writer and producer, best known for the Oscar-winning "
Babette's Feast " (1987), which he wrote and directed.Born in
Århus ,Denmark , on April 18, 1918, Axel spent most of his childhood inFrance , and returned to Denmark to train as an actor at theRoyal Danish Theatre . After spending some years inParis , working with theLouis Jouvet theatre ensemble, Axel concentrated his efforts on directing for the theatre, television and cinema in Denmark.With some 16 feature films to his credits Axel returned to
France where he directed several large projects for television, which brought him a number of distinguished honours.In 1988, Gabriel Axel won an Academy Award for his Danish feature film "Babette's Feast", an adaptation of
Isak Dinesen 's novel of the same name.His other notable films include the popular comedy "Familien Gyldenkål" (1975) and its sequel; a series of sexually oriented features including the pro-porn propaganda film "
Det kære legetøj " (1968); as well as a series of Shakespearean Viking dramas, including "Den røde kappe" (1967), which received the Grand Prix de la Technique at theCannes Film Festival in 1967.In 2003, Gabriel Axel received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the
Copenhagen International Film Festival .External links
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NAME= Axel, Gabriel
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Film director
DATE OF BIRTH= 18 April 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH=Århus DNK
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