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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, 02:04 PM

Chocolat

marsupial · 04-02-2008, 02:06 PM

Like Water for Chocolate (I have only read the book but I assume the movie would have plenty of descriptions of food.)

YOhio · 04-02-2008, 02:13 PM

Ratatouille

Jeff Lebowski · 04-02-2008, 02:19 PM

The Sopranos. Much of the dialog in the series took place over food. At Tony's house, at Satriale's, his friend's Italian restuarant, etc. I seem to recall reading something by the writers that they purposefully used food extensively. I just can't remember why. Maybe they just wanted to push sales of this:

http://www.amazon.com/Sopranos-Famil.../dp/0446530573

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, 02:04 PM	#7
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	Chocolat __________________ "Mormon men are inherently sexy..." -Archaea

04-02-2008, 02:06 PM	#8
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	Like Water for Chocolate (I have only read the book but I assume the movie would have plenty of descriptions of food.) __________________ "Mormon men are inherently sexy..." -Archaea

04-02-2008, 02:19 PM	#10
Jeff Lebowski Charon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the heart of darkness (Provo) Posts: 9,564	The Sopranos. Much of the dialog in the series took place over food. At Tony's house, at Satriale's, his friend's Italian restuarant, etc. I seem to recall reading something by the writers that they purposefully used food extensively. I just can't remember why. Maybe they just wanted to push sales of this: http://www.amazon.com/Sopranos-Famil.../dp/0446530573 __________________ "... the arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice." Martin Luther King, Jr.

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, 02:13 PM	#9
YOhio AKA SeattleNewt Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,055	Ratatouille