Food of Love (2002)
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46% of critics liked it
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44% of users liked it
(1,136 ratings)
Adapted from David Leavitt's book The Page Turner, Food of Love tells the story of a cross-generational romance between two men. Paul (Kevin Bishop), a sexually repressed teenager, is an aspiring pianist who gets an opportunity to work as a page turner for Richard Kennington (Paul Rhys), a… More Adapted from David Leavitt's book The Page Turner, Food of Love tells the story of a cross-generational romance between two men. Paul (Kevin Bishop), a sexually repressed teenager, is an aspiring pianist who gets an opportunity to work as a page turner for Richard Kennington (Paul Rhys), a renowned pianist who also happens to be Paul's idol. A flirtation ensues between the two men after a concert one night, but further possibilities are thwarted by the meddling of Paul's neurotic mother Pamela (Juliet Stevenson). When Paul and Richard meet again six months later in Barcelona, they begin where they left off, tumbling headlong into a passionate affair despite the continued intrusion of Pamela, who believes that Richard is flirting with her. The affair is further complicated by the presence of Mansourian (Allan Corduner), Richard's manager and lover, who is suspicious of the relationship between Richard and Paul. Unable to deal with the situation, Richard flees to New York, and when he and his young lover finally meet again, Paul is a Julliard student engaged in an affair with yet another middle-aged man. Food of Love was screened at the 2002 Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ventura Pons
- Written By
- Ventura Pons
- Genres
- Drama, Gay & Lesbian
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 3, 2003 Limited
- On DVD
- May 11, 2004
- Studio
- TLA Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
This is mild-mannered, been-there material given a pedestrian spin by a director who needed a touch of the flamboyant, the outrageous.
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Charles Ealy, Dallas Morning News
The performances and tight direction from Ventura Pons keep the film from descending into cheap melodrama.
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Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Plays like a glossy melodrama that occasionally verges on camp.
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Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
It's the extra layer that makes this one, the movie's understanding of how disillusion and inner compromise can gradually separate a young artist from his divine spark.
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Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
I suspect that there are more interesting ways of dealing with the subject.
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Cast
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Juliet Stevenson
as Pamela
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Paul Rhys
as Richard
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Alan Corduner
as Joseph
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Kevin Bishop
as Paul
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Geraldine McEwan
as Novotna
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Pamela Field
as Diane
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Craig Hill
as Izzy
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Pepa Lopez
as Gitana
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Mingo Rafols
as Camarero
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Naim Thomas
as Teddy
- Allan Corduner
- Leslie Charles
- Manu Fullola
- Sue Flack
