Food of Love (2002)
- Original title
- Menja d’amor
- Directed by
- Ventura Pons
- Genre
- drama film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Germany, Spain
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 24 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young man becomes a page turner for a famous pianist and the two develop a complex relationship. The film follows their emotional connection and the consequences that unfold.
romanticintrospectivemelodramaticslow-burnpoignantsensualcontemplative
What happens
Food of Love is a 2002 Spanish/German film based on the 1998 novel The Page Turner by David Leavitt. The screenplay was written by Ventura Pons who also directed the feature. In 2002, the film was the Official Selection at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Montreal World Film Festival and San Francisco International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival and the Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. The film was released on DVD by Peccadillo Pictures in 2004. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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