Enamour

Food has always held a privileged place in visual arts for its ability to pack in layers of meaning and feeling into recognizable bite-sized formats.

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Food is used as a tool for the filmmaker to communicate with the audience – it can uncover new sides of a character, depending on what they choose to indulge in, or it can signal romance or a deep sense of friendship, since cooking a meal is an act of love when done right.

 

And, sometimes, it can be used simply to make us salivate – there’s no denying that a well-shot plate of food, or the sight of freshly baked bread, can evoke the sense of delicious smells wafting into the cinema, instantly elevating the appetite.