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Director:
Ventura Pons
Writers:
David Leavitt (novella "The Page Turner")
Ventura Pons (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
8 February 2002 (Spain) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Paul, a handsome and talented music student is employed as the page-turner at one of the world famous pianist Kennington's concerts in San Francisco... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Problems with the Story and the Acting more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Juliet Stevenson ... Pamela Porterfield
Kevin Bishop ... Paul Porterfield

Allan Corduner ... Joseph Mansourian
Paul Rhys ... Richard Kennington
Craig Hill ... Izzy

Leslie Charles ... Tushi
Pamela Field ... Diane

Naím Thomas ... Teddy (as Naïm Thomas)
Geraldine McEwan ... Novotna
Mingo Ràfols ... Waiter
Roger Coma ... Receptionist
Pepa López ... Gypsy
Mauricio Cruz ... Hector (as Mauricio De La Cruz)
Manu Fullola ... Hustler
Carlos Castañón ... Alden
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Früchte der Liebe - Food of Love (Germany)
Manjar de amor (Spain)
Menja d'amor (Spain: Catalan title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexual content, nudity and language.
Runtime:
112 min
Country:
Spain | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo

Fun Stuff

Soundtrack:
Prelude Op. 28, No. 16, Scherzo more

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12 out of 16 people found the following comment useful:-
Problems with the Story and the Acting, 7 July 2003
3/10
Author: Ron Smolin (rsmolin@ix.netcom.com) from Philadelphia

Maybe it's because this Spanish director never did an English-language movie before, or maybe it's just a superficial screenplay that does this film in--no matter, it just doesn't work. Kevin Bishop (Paul) has the great looks and body to become a successful actor, but his acting in this movie is often wooden, and his manner later in the film is very unappealing, not a likeable hero at all, who sleeps around evidently to improve his lot in life. His mother, Juliet Stevenson (again maybe because of the poor direction) is annoying...we have little sympathy for her either. Paul Rhys and Allan Corduner are quite good in their roles. But the film just bogs down, changing its focus from Paul to his mother in mid-stream, and therefore the film changes from the coming-out strains of the hero to the angst of the mother who has to handle her son's sexual identity. We lose our interest in Paul because of this unwise change of focus in the story.

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