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Sleeping in EQ · 04-02-2008, 01:38 PM

I'm looking for films that have vivid descriptions of eating. My students are trying to write video documentaries on the food at the Student Union and I'm hoping to show them examples of eating being described with active verbs and so on.

Backstory:

I asked a colleague this question and he recommended a scene in the film 9 1/2 weeks. I hadn't seen the film and knew basically nothing about it. Stupidly, I bought it for $4 when at the store.

All I can say is "oops."

Mormon Red Death · 04-02-2008, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Sleeping in EQ

I asked a colleague this question and he recommended a scene in the film 9 1/2 weeks. I hadn't seen the film and knew basically nothing about it. Stupidly, I bought it for $4 when at the store.

All I can say is "oops."

I'll remember this excuse next time I "accidentally" buy some porn

Sleeping in EQ · 04-02-2008, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Mormon Red Death

I'll remember this excuse next time I "accidentally" buy some porn

Not making an excuse. Just decrying my own stupidity.

MikeWaters · 04-02-2008, 01:55 PM

Tampopo. but it does have some nudity, IIRC.

marsupial · 04-02-2008, 02:03 PM

Babette's Feast

Sleeping in EQ · 04-02-2008, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by marsupial

Babette's Feast

Of course! I think I've heard of this. Doesn't it take place in Denmark or something?

marsupial · 04-02-2008, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Sleeping in EQ

Of course! I think I've heard of this. Doesn't it take place in Denmark or something?

Yes, it is a Danish movie. I just looked it up on Wikipedia and it listed several other food-themed movies so you could check there.

MikeWaters · 04-02-2008, 02:33 PM

One of the best food films is Ang Lee's "Eat Drink Man Woman"

BigFatMeanie · 04-02-2008, 02:38 PM

Seven - where the detectives realize that whoever was force feeding the fat dude made two additional trips to the grocery store and they find the word "gluttony" written on the wall behind the fridge in grease. Classic.

TripletDaddy · 04-02-2008, 02:40 PM

Woman on Top, with Penelope Cruz.

Nowhere near as bad as 9 1/2 Weeks, but lots of food. She has her own food TV show in the movie.

Plus, it has has Penelope Cruz.

04-02-2008, 01:38 PM	#1
Sleeping in EQ Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The People's Republic of Monsanto Posts: 3,085	Films with vivid descriptions of eating I'm looking for films that have vivid descriptions of eating. My students are trying to write video documentaries on the food at the Student Union and I'm hoping to show them examples of eating being described with active verbs and so on. Backstory: I asked a colleague this question and he recommended a scene in the film 9 1/2 weeks. I hadn't seen the film and knew basically nothing about it. Stupidly, I bought it for $4 when at the store. All I can say is "oops." __________________ "Do not despise the words of prophets, but test everything; hold fast to what is good; " 1 Thess. 5:21 (NRSV) We all trust our own unorthodoxies.

04-02-2008, 02:03 PM	#5
marsupial Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I... Isn't it so fun to spell? Posts: 1,701	Babette's Feast __________________ "Mormon men are inherently sexy..." -Archaea

04-02-2008, 02:40 PM	#10
TripletDaddy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 9,483	Woman on Top, with Penelope Cruz. Nowhere near as bad as 9 1/2 Weeks, but lots of food. She has her own food TV show in the movie. Plus, it has has Penelope Cruz. __________________ Fitter. Happier. More Productive. "Everyone is against me. Everyone is fawning for 3D's attention and defending him." -- SeattleUte

04-02-2008, 01:55 PM	#4
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Tampopo. but it does have some nudity, IIRC.

04-02-2008, 02:33 PM	#8
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	One of the best food films is Ang Lee's "Eat Drink Man Woman"

04-02-2008, 02:38 PM	#9
BigFatMeanie Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: South Jordan Posts: 1,725	Seven - where the detectives realize that whoever was force feeding the fat dude made two additional trips to the grocery store and they find the word "gluttony" written on the wall behind the fridge in grease. Classic.