On a celluloid platter : an analysis of the representations and functions of food and eating in the cinema

This dissertation examines the representations and metaphoric functions of food and eating in a wide range of European and American films. It purports to present an original approach to film historiography and to the study of film aesthetics. The first chapter, "Food and National Identity in th...

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Main Author: Dwyer, Kevin Anthony
Published: University of Warwick 1996
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.390035