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Food of Love (2002)

Food of Love (2002)
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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

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Starring:
Juliet StevensonPaul Rhys, (more)
Director(s):
Ventura Pons
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Food of Love

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

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
112 mins

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Director(s):
Ventura Pons
Writer(s):
Ventura Pons
Producer(s):
Ventura Pons
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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    Ann E.

    It is unfortunate that such an interesting story could be acted so poorly. The characters were unoriginal and unpassionate. I was unmoved but the relationships between the characters and disappointed with the ending.

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    David G.

    The movie started off well. Somewhere in the middle, I think about when Rhys split off from the trio, the movie went astray. All of a sudden there were sub-plots everywhere. Kevin Bishop (Paul) started off with seemingly some acting ability. At that mid-point in the movie, he and Juliet Stevenson went to a different movie or planet. Alan Corduner came into the picture more and he was flat, flat, flat. I kept fast forwarding the movie just to end it. As it was it took three days to watch it. I wouldn't recommend it to a single soul.

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    Virginia F.

    This movie was terrible. The acting is poor, the script is stilted and what could have been a really good movie turned out to be a waste of time.

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