Feast

A Thanksgiving tribute to images of food on film
by Matt Zoller Seitz   posted Nov 24, 2009

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Buck D: Since this piece is intended for family (holiday) viewing, I deliberately avoided dark/disturbing images of food and eating. (Which is why there are no images from "The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover," "Eraserhead," "Alive!" and so forth.) I might do a follow-up that goes in that direction, though. psuedanko: You're right, "Tampopo" is probably the most conspicuous omission. I should have included it.
Matthew Seitz   posted 27.11.09

For a darker touch of food in cinema, I suggest a follow up with a focus on Jan Švankmajer's work.
Buck D   posted 26.11.09

No offense, but a list of films about food that doesn't include Tampopo is like a list of Orson Welles films that doesn't include Citizen Kane.
pseudanko   posted 26.11.09

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Matt Zoller Seitz is a writer and filmmaker whose debut feature, the romantic comedy Home, is available through Netflix and Amazon. His writing on film and television has appeared in The New York Times, New York Press, and The Star Ledger, among other places. He is also the founder of The House Next Door, a movie and TV criticism website.

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