Food, Film and Culture

A Genre Study

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de James R. Keller

Type

Studies

Sujet

Sociology

Mots Clés

food

Année d'édition

2006

Editeur

McFarland & Co

Langue

anglais

Taille du livre

Format

Paperback • 215 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN-10
ISBN-13

0-7864-2616-0
978-0-7864-2616-4

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Description de l'ouvrage:
Culinary imagery, much like sexual and violent imagery, is a key cinematic device used to elicit a sensory response from an audience. In many films, culinary imagery is central enough to constitute a new subgenre, defined by films in which food production, preparation, service, and consumption play a major part in the development of character, structure, or theme.

This book defines the food film genre and analyzes the relationship between cinematic food imagery and various cultural constructs, including politics, family, identity, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, and religion. Chapters examine these themes in several well-known food films, such as The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, Chocolat, Babette’s Feast, and Eat Drink Man Woman, and lesser-known productions, including Felicia’s Journey, Kitchen Stories, Magic Kitchen, and Chinese Feast. The work includes a filmography of movies within the food genre.

Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

À propos de l'auteur :
James R. Keller is a professor and chair of the English and Theatre department at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky. The author or editor of numerous works about popular culture, he lives in Lexington, Kentucky.

Revue de Presse:
"Recommended"—Choice
"I devoured this book…intriguing…a fine study"—Journal of Popular Culture

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