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Food Of Love
2002
Adapted from the novel THE PAGE TURNER by David Leavitt, Ventura Pons wrote and directed FOOD OF LOVE, the tale of a love affair between an 18-year-old man and his much older mentor. Paul (Kevin Bishop) is a music student working as an assistant for a classical pianist, Richard (Paul Rhys). The two meet up in Barcelona and .. Read more
| Starring | Juliet Stevenson, Kevin Bishop, Paul Rhys, Allan Corduner |
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| Director | Ventura Pons |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian |
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Food Of Love
Adapted from the novel THE PAGE TURNER by David Leavitt, Ventura Pons wrote and directed FOOD OF LOVE, the tale of a love affair between an 18-year-old man and his much older mentor. Paul (Kevin Bishop) is a music student working as an assistant for a classical pianist, Richard (Paul Rhys). The two meet up in Barcelona and begin a tryst, but they must contend with Paul's mother and Richard's boyfriend.
| Starring | Juliet Stevenson, Kevin Bishop, Paul Rhys, Allan Corduner, Geraldine McEwan |
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| Director | Ventura Pons |
| Studio | PARASOL PICTURES RELEASING |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 40 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 22 Mar 2004 Production year: 2002 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (2)
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Despite the occasional lapses into taste, David Leavitt's novel The Page Turner has been adapted with a mischievously seductive air by Catalan veteran Ventura Pons. The action centres on talented music student Kevin Bishop's tortuous liaisons with classical pianist Paul Rhys and his manager-lover, Allan Corduner. But contrasted with Bishop's discovery that he isn't concert calibre is stage mother Juliet Stevenson's realisation of her son's sexuality and the need for them to re-adjust their relationship. Pitched perfectly between vulgarity and vulnerability, Stevenson's turn is the standout in this assured and relishably ribald chamber play.
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Dull, camp melodrama that is as artificial as it is uninvolving.
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19 out of 20 people found this review helpful
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Not as bad as feared
The reviews for the cinematic release were blistering, but on the whole this film isn't as bad as I feared. Unfortunately the story it's based on deals with a number of interior states which, for obvious reasons, can't always be conveyed cinematically. Reducing the story to a narrative and changing some of the settings works moderately well, but it really is possible to get to the end of this film (especially I imagine if you haven't read the book) wondering, 'What was that supposed to be about?'
Juliet Stevenson is nowhere near as bad as some critics made out (look to the original character), but Paul Rhys doesn't make an especially charismatic star, and while this film can be moderately enjoyable, don't expect it to be great. -
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Food of Love
Dreary, turgid and predictable account of gay young man's 'coming of age'. The plot line is obvious from the opening scene and after that there are no real surprises or dramatic interventions.
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