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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Salesrank: 9398
Released: February 5, 2008 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Love is the star of this film from director Robert Benton (KRAMER VS. KRAMER THE HUMAN STAIN). Bradley (Greg Kinnear) believes in the power and beauty of true love. He s good at falling in love--just with the wrong women. He s hoping that his relationship with sophisticated Diana (Radha Mitchell) will have a happier ending than his first marriage to Kathryn (Selma Blair). Bradley s friend Harry (Morgan Freeman) is happily married to Esther (Jane Alexander) but they are dealing with the loss of a different kind of love. At the same time Oscar (Toby Hemingway) and Chloe (Alexa Davalos) are busy falling in love at first sight and starting their life together even though the odds are against them.In this film no relationship stone is left unturned and no relationship is judged. Instead love in various stages of growth dissolution and transformation is explored. From love at first sight to divorce and death to long-term relationships and affairs multiple facets of love are seen as what they are: simply a fact of life. Freeman s character a professor on sabbatical serves as an elder statesman of sorts wise enough to notice nuances in relationships the other characters miss. Kinnear is endearing as Bradley who simply wants to love and be loved. Davalos is someone to watch--she lights up the screen and Alexander commands every frame in which she appears. Be prepared: this is not the light-hearted romp it appears to be in the trailer. There is quite a bit of nudity and sexual content and some very adult themes. Set in Oregon the film is based on the novel of the same name by Charles Baxter and also features Billy Burke and Fred Ward.System Requirements:Running Time; 102 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY/ROMANTIC COMEDY Rating: R UPC: 883904099970 Manufacturer No: M109997
Description of Feast of Love:
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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Realistic Love Story 
2009-09-12 - Feast of LoveNot much different in love stories told time and again. Veteran actors Morgan Freeman & Jane Alexander lead a good cast of actors in this tour of realistic love today. Warning for the kids, full frontal & partial female nudity, hence the rating. But it was an engaging story of falling in love. The story is told through the eyes of Morgan's character with insight and modesty. Notice that two of the younger actresses have both played in movies with Vin Diesel. Rhada Mitchel in "Pitch Black" and Alexa Davalos in "The Chronicles of Riddick" as the now grown up "Jack/Keira". I thought the plot was good and well written and very realistic by today's standards. This movie will make you sad, glad and mad. And if you don't shed a tear then you just aren't trying. Try it you may like it I do.
A Hidden Gem! 
2009-08-23 - Bravo! More often than not, watching a movie after reading the book is a disappointment. Whether the casting was off, the director failed to translate the story from page to screen, or too many liberties were taken with the plot, movies usually always pale in comparison to the book they were based on. After watching The Feast of Love, I feel compelled to write a review for a movie that stands apart from the rest. This is not the typical movie. Despite the stellar all-star cast, this movie received very little notice in the box office. For whatever reason, it never even came across my radar. While reading the book, I felt like the story lines could make a really good movie, so after finishing (and loving) the book, I went out and rented The Feast of Love. I was (and still am) pleasantly surprised with how great it was. Chances are, viewers of this movie will be strolling through the video rental aisles and an unfamiliar movie with an all-star cast will catch their eye. To answer the question running through their minds- you "haven't heard of it" not because it's a bad movie, but because it wasn't a monster big budget film. The Feast of Love is a hidden treasure- RENT IT! If you're in the mood for a funny, heartwarming, emotional flick about love and the people whose lives it intertwines; if you like great acting and an overall well made movie, you won't regret renting The Feast of Love. (Note, there is quite a bit of nudity/sex), so this is not one to watch with the kids.
Special film full of love 
2009-08-21 - I really enjoyed this film. I had never heard of it before, but I noticed that Morgan Freeman and Greg Kinnear were in it so I gave it a whirl. And what a delight to watch such a wonderful movie. Thoughtful and warm films like this don't come along every day.
Robert Benton directs "A Feast of Love", which is based on Charles Baster's novel, and he does it with such skill and grace.
The actors give all around splendid performances, especially Alexa Davalos, Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear, and Radha Mitchell.
This one is definitely a keeper.
Surprisingly good!
2009-08-14 - Hey, Morgan Freeman! What can I say:) But the rest of the cast was SEXY and entertaining and kept me involved throughout the movie. Loved it!
Freeman & co make this a "feast of love"
2009-06-21 - Despite the talents of star/narrator Morgan Freeman and Oscar winning writer/director Robert Benton (Kramer vs Kramer; Nobody's Fool), this film flopped at the bo. But don't let this dissuade you from checking this excellent film for it is definitely a meditation on life and love. With a talented cast which includes veterans Freeman and Jane Alexander, Greg Kinnear, Radha Mitchell, Billy Barnes, Alexia Davalos, Selma Blair and Fred Ward in a very small supporting role, this film will score for anyone over 40 and above--and perhaps for anyone who is a die-hard romantic!! One esteemed critic noted that any film that features the worst performance of Fred Ward's career has gotta to be bad--I disagree!! Since he is barely in the film I don't believe that his slightly over the top performance throws the film off the rails just as much as that Sofia Coppola's performance would damage "Godfather III" greatly since it's a supporting performance. The only flaw I could denote in this generally fine film is the gratuituous scenes of sexuality which perhaps was inserted by the producer rather than Benton himself---they don't actually add anything to the movie or to the story itself. Outside of that complaint--I recommend this film.
