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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0883904099970
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 125
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchDubbedSpanishDubbed
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
MPN: MGMDM109997D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 05, 2008
Running Time: 102 minutes
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 09/23/2008 Run time: 102 minutes Rating: R
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The warm, reassuring gravitas of Morgan Freeman anchors Feast of Love, a multi-character meditation on the mysteries of that oh-so-powerful emotion. Bradley (Greg Kinnear, Little Miss Sunshine), owner of a coffee shop in Oregon, thinks his marriage is idyllic--until his wife (Selma Blair, Hellboy) leaves him for another woman. One of Bradley's baristas (Toby Hemingway, The Covenant) falls head over heels for a girl who comes looking for a job (Alexa Davalos, The Chronicles of Riddick), but his abusive father (Fred Ward, Miami Blues) spells trouble for the relationship. Finally, a professor (Freeman) and his wife (Jane Alexander, Kramer vs. Kramer) struggle to find purpose in life in the aftermath of a personal tragedy. Though some scenes are a bit precious and the dialogue leans too much on semi-philosophical pronouncements, viewers will find it hard not to identify with the universal trials of romance and the yearning for a family. Also starring Radha Mitchell (High Art, Pitch Black) as a real estate broker who can't stop seeing a married man. Warning: Feast of Love is predominantly about the ways of the heart, it features several fairly explicit sex scenes. Directed by Robert Benton (Places in the Heart, Nobody's Fool). --Bret Fetzer
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Rating:  -
Robert Benton is definitely an actor's director, and with the script based on a solid novel, he hit home run with this movie.
I would like to associate Feast of Love with Magnolia, but this Benton movie is a bit more `less-fantastical" than PT Anderson's. The plot and character motivation are something that you would believe to be behind the façade of happy people. Choices and lies made, missed opportunities, faith, love... we all live complicated lives.
I like very much how Morgan Freeman's character was illustrated as a teacher, mentor, wise-man, but with his own baggage. It's not like the usual all-powerful narrator role that is becoming familiar for this great actor.
Other quick comments:
--There are scenes that made the movie deserve an r-rating, but they are vital to the story.
--Greg Kinnear is becoming a very good actor of `semi-losers;' he gets audience empathy effortlessly.
--Great acting in general from everyone; The ... Read More
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FEAST OF LOVE
I rented this movie upon recommendation of a friend. I was glad I did and also quite surprised by how good of a movie it is!
Very moving and interesting story - narrated by Dr. Harry Stevenson (Freeman), it revolves around the lives of several couples and the shortcomings of loves' tender fury!
Harry and his wife Esther are an aging couple. They have been dealing with the loss of their only son to an overdose of heroin.
Bradley Smith (Kinnear) owns a coffee house on a small town in Oregon, where Harry goes every day to read his paper and many seek his council and advice. It is Harry who notices that Bradley's wife (Blair) is about to leave him for another woman (Katic).
A young woman, Chloe (Davalos) arrives at the café looking for a job and is instantly attracted to Bradley's assistant, Oscar (Hemingway). Soon they are in love but their bliss is threatened by Oscar's violent, drunk father.
Meanwhile, ... Read More
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I really liked "Feast of Love." I liked that it was for adults (finally!) in its sexual depictions. I liked that its heart is optimistic despite the sadness it sometimes portrays. And I liked the actors, among other things.
What bothers me about "Feast" is that it could have gone to a higher level. There are multiple moments when it's just sticky sweet or just dumbed down.
In on scene, for example, "Oscar" releases a bunch of balloons and tells "Chloe" that they represent them. It's just awkward. In multiple scenes Morgan Freeman's character, "Harry," refers to infatuations at first site as being love - this coming from a character who's been married for decades and should know better. Attractions at first sight do exist, but elevating them to such purity is for a teeny bopper movie, not one for adults and real world romance. Harry also refers to these encounters as if he's all knowing and as if people are this paper thin obvious when they find someone attractive. At ... Read More
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A wonderful film about very human experiences...I don't think anyone can watch this film without identifying with some or even all of the characters...People trying to do the best they can as they cope with this very confusing yet wonderful thing we call LIFE...
Morgan Freeman shows how even the most wise and wonderful among us have problems that are so very difficult to sumount...Yet the marriage he and the wondeful Jane Alexander share shows that with the passage of time love even becomes more romantic.
I love the line..."God doesn't hate us. If he did he would not have made our hearts so strong"
I believe no one can watch this film without being a better and wiser person for having experienced it...
It shows great courage and wisdom in the face of tragedy...There are no villians here, only stuggling human beings trying to do the best they can....
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This film explores the love stories and relationships between different characters, and like a spider-web, they all have some connection with the retiring university lecturer, Harry Stevenson (Morgan Freeman). Using his wonderful, silky voice, Morgan Freeman's character relates the experiences of those around him.
Each character has a different story and the film appeals to different ages and backgrounds as well as covering different issues: drug-abuse, young-love, homosexuality and death. There are a lot of sex-scenes in the film (some of which are rather graphic), but they do not `reduce' the film, but add a layer of realism which enriches the story.
The mood of this film is romantic, heart-rending and beautiful. For me it comes highly recommended.
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