Food in Film
Food has often been essential to cinema. A catalyst which brings people together, it can be used for dramatic confrontation, as a comic device or even a metaphor for the meaning of life. Preparing, presenting and consuming food can evoke a mood that is sumptuous, homely, seductive, disgusting or just plain funny. Eloquent in conveying complex messages, food is a perfect vehicle for expressing the subtext in drama and comedy and for revealing intricate aspects about class, emotional states or gender. Sometimes, as in the movies "Babette's Feast" and "Tampopo", it is the real star. In this compilation below, we take the high ground and take a wide view of the social and symbolic meaning of food in film..
Right: Scene from Gabriel Axel's triumphant "Babette's Feast".
The Biggest Little Farm (2018)
8.1/10
Director: John Chester
Starring: John Chester
Documentarian John Chester and his wife Molly work to develop a sustainable farm on 200 acres outside of Los Angeles. Read more
Woman on Top (2000)
5.3/10
Director: Fina Torres
Starring: Penelope Cruz, Murilo Benicio, Harold Perrineau, Mark Feuerstein
Love, sex and food combine in this sensuous romantic comedy. Sizzling Penelope Cruz plays a chef who leaves her restauranteur husband in Brazil after... Read more
Hunger for the Wild: Series 2 (2007)
Director: Peter Young
Starring: Steve Logan, Alister Brown
Steve Logan and Al Brown are back on the road with series two of their award-winning adventure-cooking show, heading for the wild with the help of som... Read more
Indiana Jones and the Temple Of Doom (Blu-Ray) (1984)
7.6/10
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Amrish Puri, Dan Aykroyd, Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Philip Stone, Ric Young,...
A prequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) set in 1935, the year before, the professor, archaeologist and adventurer by the name of Indiana Jones is... Read more
Night of the Living Dead ( Blu-ray ) (1968)
7.9/10
Director: George A Romero
Starring: Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Russell Streiner, Marilyn Eastman
The trailblazing horror masterpiece that brought George Romero into the forefront as a master of the genre. 'Night of the Living Dead' is the tense st... Read more
Guess Who's Coming To Dinner? (Blu-Ray) (1967)
7.8/10
Director: Stanley Kramer
Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier, Spencer Tracy
When Joanna Drayton (Katharine Houghton), a free-thinking white woman, and black doctor John Prentice (Sidney Poitier) become engaged, they travel to... Read more
Breaking Bread (2020)
7.8/10
Dr. Nof Atamna-Ismaeel - the first Muslim Arab to win Israel's MasterChef - is on a quest to make social change through food. And so, she founded the... Read more
The Halo Effect (2004)
5.8/10
Director: Lance Daly
Starring: Stephen Rea, Grattan Smith, Kerry Condon, Simon Delaney, Fiona O'Shaughnessy, Ge...
Stephen Rea plays Fatso, owner of one of the worst takeaways in Dublin. His heart is in the right place, but a gambling addiction means keeping his he... Read more
A Year in Champagne (2014)
6.5/10
Director: David Kennard
With renowned wine importer Martine Saunier as our guide, we get a rare glimpse behind the scenes into the real Champagne through six houses, from sma... Read more
Chocolat (2000)
7.3/10
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench, Alfred Molina, Lena Olin, Johnny Depp, Carrie-Anne...
The radiant Juliette Binoche opens a chocolate shop in a small, old-fashioned French town where her confections soon stir the passions and scorn of th... Read more