Eating: A Very Serious Comedy About Women and Food (1990)
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83% of critics liked it
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36% of users liked it
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The title of Henry Jaglom's stream-of-consciousness Eating says it all. Three women (Lisa Blake Richards, Mary Crosby and Marlena Giovi), each celebrating a "milestone" birthday, decide to throw a joint party. Attending the revelries is French documentary filmmaker Martine Nely Alard, who becomes… More The title of Henry Jaglom's stream-of-consciousness Eating says it all. Three women (Lisa Blake Richards, Mary Crosby and Marlena Giovi), each celebrating a "milestone" birthday, decide to throw a joint party. Attending the revelries is French documentary filmmaker Martine Nely Alard, who becomes fascinated when none of the guests will touch the meticulously prepared birthday cake. As Martine begins interviewing the partygoers, she discovers the importance that food holds in each of their lives. One of the most revelatory improvisational monologues is delivered by a matriarch portrayed by Frances Bergen, the real-life widow of Edgar Bergen and the mother of Candice. Though Eating is not for everyone's taste, for those in tune with the fiercely independent Jaglom, the film is a cinematic smorgasbord. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- R, 1 hr. 50 min.
- Directed By
- Henry Jaglom
- Written By
- Henry Jaglom
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Nov 30, 1990 Wide
- On DVD
- Nov 30, 2004
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Though largely shallow, Jaglom's high-concept serio-comedy is timely and has a few observant moments about women's food and beauty anxieties
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James Plath, Movie Metropolis
Eating has the annoying feel of someone else's wedding video with people you don't care about put on camera and coaxed, 'Say something.'
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Reveals America's obsession with the beauty myth and how it violates the self-esteem of women.
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Cast
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Lisa Blake Richardsas Helene -
Mary Crosbyas Kate -
Gwen Wellesas Sophie
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Nelly Alardas Martine -
Frances Bergenas Whitney -
Elizabeth Kempas Nancy
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