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Eating (1990)

Eating poster
Directed by
Henry Jaglom
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
R
Rating
3.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of women gather for a birthday party and talk about their complicated relationships with food and their bodies. The film captures their private confessions and honest conversations about dieting, weight, and self-image.

conversationalfemale-drivenbittersweetintimateobservationaltalkylow-keysemi-improvised

What happens

Eating is a 1990 American comedy drama film starring Nelly Alard, Lisa Blake Richards, Frances Bergen, Mary Crosby, Gwen Welles, Elizabeth Kemp, Marina Gregory and written and directed by Henry Jaglom. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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