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Eating: A Very Serious Comedy About Women and Food

Eating: A Very Serious Comedy About Women and Food (1990)

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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 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.

R, 1 hr. 50 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Henry Jaglom

Written By: Henry Jaglom

In Theaters: Nov 30, 1990 Wide

On DVD: Nov 30, 2004

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Though largely shallow, Jaglom's high-concept serio-comedy is timely and has a few observant moments about women's food and beauty anxieties

June 21, 2006 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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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.'

November 14, 2004 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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James Plath

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Reveals America's obsession with the beauty myth and how it violates the self-esteem of women.

July 12, 2003 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

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