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DramaRomance

Food of Love

- In matters of love and sex... every good boy does fine.

Young aspiring pianist attracts attention of famous musicians. Chance encounters bring them together but expectations must be managed by all.

Release Date : 2002-02-08

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 42nd Street Productions

Production Country : GermanySpain

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Juliet Stevenson

Character Name : Pamela Porterfield

Original Name : Juliet Stevenson

Gender : Female

Kevin Bishop

Character Name : Paul Porterfield

Original Name : Kevin Bishop

Gender : Male

Allan Corduner

Character Name : Joseph Mansourian

Original Name : Allan Corduner

Gender : Male

Paul Rhys

Character Name : Richard Kennington

Original Name : Paul Rhys

Gender : Male

Naím Thomas

Character Name : Teddy

Original Name : Naím Thomas

Gender : Male

Roger Coma

Character Name : Receptionist

Original Name : Roger Coma

Gender : Male

Geraldine McEwan

Character Name : Novotna

Original Name : Geraldine McEwan

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-05-30

"Paul" (Kevin Bishop) is an impressionable young pianist who is delighted to be asked to turn the pages for the acclaimed "Richard" (Paul Rhys). That's that! Well, no - not quite. "Paul" is travelling with his mother "Pamela" (Juliet Stevenson) and when they arrive in Barcelona he realises that he has just missed the latest concert from his idol, but finds his hotel and goes to visit. A drink leads to a back rub leads to some over-large boxers and... Talk about love at first sight? Well that's a non-starter and so he gets back to study at Juliart in New York where he studies piano whilst sleeping with as many wealthy old men as he can - usually in the same building. Coincidence! More to come as one of his partners knows another who happens to be the manager/boyfriend of "Richard". Small world? Smaller when mum goes through his suitcase and finds a porno magazine and a photo she thinks is incriminating. That's when all hell is let loose with enough home truths to sink a battleship. There are times when this is quite touching, and Bishop does put some effort into his performance, but Stevenson (and her accent) are dreadful, Rhys is little better and by the conclusion I had really lost interest in this shallow character study of hormones and tantrums that really does fall off the cliff in the last half hour. On the plus side, there's some nice Mahler and photography of the stunning Gaudi architecture.