Food of Love
- Synopsis
- Feature film. Alex (Grant), a London bank manager, feels nostalgic for the time when, as a university student, he staged a Shakespeare play in an idyllic English village. Deciding to repeat the experience he re-unites the original cast and intends to put on a production of Twelfth Night. Rehearsals are shambolic, but eventually the play is put on at the local prison where it is well-received. Critically savaged, the film soon disappeared from distribution. ‘Poliakoff lets his maudlin sentiment and fears run riot under the guise of a bitter-sweet romantic comedy, making it a woeful film...acting may have saved the day, unfortunately this cast performs as badly in the film as they do in the-play-within-the film’. (Demetrios Matheou, Sight and Sound).
- Language
- English
- Country
- France; Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1997
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- prisons; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals; Amateur theatre
Credits
- Director
- Stephen Poliakoff
- Producer
- Karin Bamborough
- Cinematographer
- Wit Dabal
- Screenplay
- Stephen Poliakoff
- Music
- Adrian Johnston
- Art Direction
- Jeremy Bear
- Cast
Holly Davidson Joe McGann Juliet Aubrey Lorcan Cranitch Nathalie Baye Penny Downie Richard E. Grant Sylvia Syms
Production Company
- Name
Intrinsica Films
Archive
- Name
Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/offair External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1514
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- For Learning on Screen Members only
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ
Distributor
- Name
Film Four Distributors
- Phone
- 020 7868 7700
- Fax
- 020 7868 7767
- Address
- 76-78 Charlotte Street
London
W1P 1LX
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