| Feast of Love | 
 enlarge | Actors: Jane Alexander, Fred Ward, Morgan Freeman, Erika Marozsan, Greg Kinnear
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 6892
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 102
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: MGMDM109997D
UPC: 883904099970
EAN: 0883904099970
ASIN: B0010X8NNM
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: February 5, 2008
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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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 FEAST OF LOVE, LIFE AND LOSS! EXCELLENT FILM! November 6, 2008
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 cafe 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, Bradley goes through relationships and heartache and he finds the right girl - purely by mistake.
FEAST OF LOVE is a romance/drama dealing with the foibles of life, love and loss in various generations. With a great cast, this is a movie that will provoke a myriad of emotions and in the two hours of viewing enjoyment you know that in the end there is nothing more important in life than the power of love.
(Based on a novel by Charles Baxter)
Great idea marred by moments of excess. 3 1/2 stars October 26, 2008
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 one point at the beginning Harry talks about love being a creation of the Greek gods. Because Harry seemed to have extrasensory perception when it came to knowing when people were attracted to each other I was beginning to wonder if "Feast" was going to have elements of magical realism. It doesn't and that's fine - but it just shows how the director just went too far in making things B&W obvious.
Robert Benton, the director, won an Oscar for "Kramer vs. Kramer," a serious adult film. While I dislike that movie, I wished he applied a bit of the maturity of that film here. "Feast" could have been almost literary in quality if it hadn't stooped to these silly depictions.
The only movie that comes to mind that's similar is "Love Actually," another movie that people either hate or love. If you don't particularly like blunt sexuality in your movies then you'll want to avoid. If you accept the sex as just being normal and you like movies about adult relationships then give "Feast of Love" a try. I recommend it - but I am annoyed that the director squandered the opportunity to make something even more powerful and meaningful.
A Rich, Beautiful and VERY Human Film July 21, 2008
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....
Romantic, heart-rending and beautiful July 10, 2008
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.
 worst movie I have ever seen June 16, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I went to see this in the theater and walked out. It was bad enough I wasted my money on a ticket I wasnt going to compound it by wasting another hour of my life. It was NOT romantic, definitely not funny and had nothing to do with love. The characters were either boring or totally unlikable.
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