Culinary cinema : appetite, narrative, and community in contemporary film /
"This book offers a new approach to the evolving genre of films that center on the acts of eating and cooking, from the classics to later box-office hits. The author explores significant tropes, including the transcultural feast and the obsessive chef, to reveal how these films construct vicari...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham :
Lexington Books,
[2025]
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| Summary: | "This book offers a new approach to the evolving genre of films that center on the acts of eating and cooking, from the classics to later box-office hits. The author explores significant tropes, including the transcultural feast and the obsessive chef, to reveal how these films construct vicarious pleasure for the viewers who consume them"-- |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781666958638 1666958638 |