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Passengers
The Comfort of Food ~ For lonely space travelers Jim and Aurora, food expresses their anchor to humanity and their care for eachother.
Phantom Thread
Poisonous Meals and Toxic Relationships – Alma uses poisonous mushrooms to heal her relationship with domineering Reynolds.
Pieces of April
Mix and Mash: A Fresh Take on Thanksgiving – April learns life lessons as she tries to impress her dying mother with a Thanksgiving feast.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Desire and Servitude in Portrait of a Lady on Fire, by Maggie Dunn
The Platform
Capitalism, Greed, Inequality: The Platform, by Emily Shih
Pretty Woman
Pretty Woman, Ugly Truth – Food, eating and appearance illustrate the class divide between Vivian and Edward's worlds.
Pride and Prejudice
Meals of Oppression – Social differences and uncomfortable tensions are conveyed in the dining scenes.
The Princess and the Frog
The Beauty of a Working Woman - Tiana's hard work, skill and ambition to cook win her the heart of a Prince.
A Private Function
Piggy in the Middle: Sex Roles and Attachment ~ In post-war Britain, Gilbert finds it difficult to be "manly" enough to butcher their pig.
Pulp Fiction
Royale with Cheese: Food during Critical Moments – Food is discussed, consumed, analyzed and marks critical scenes that precede death...
Ratatouille
Why A Rat? Why pick a rat, of all creatures, to be the “little chef”? To bring significance to how the little ingredients can make dishes
Raw
Bound by Love and Torn by Flesh – The consumption of human meat becomes a metaphor for sexual awakening and self-understanding.
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