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The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. Fisher

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The Art of Eating: The Life and Appetites of M.F.K. Fisher is a feature documentary about the exciting life and lasting impact of the intrepid mid-century California food writer M.F.K. Fisher, who elevated cooking from a domestic chore to a critical study of life itself. Described by W.H. Auden as "the best prose writer in America," the underrecognized Fisher introduced continental sensibilities to California's burgeoning culinary world, while she transformed the traditional background figure of a woman in the kitchen into a living, breathing subject with dazzling ideas, passionate emotions, and insatiable appetites.

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Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News Comes most alive whenever Fisher’s graceful writing takes center stage. Warning: Do not watch this film if you are hungry. Oct 5, 2022 Full Review Jeffrey Edalatpour East Bay Express The documentary is a competent introduction of Fisher’s life and work to neophytes. Oct 11, 2023 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Though she’s been gone over thirty years now, her influence lives on, as the film’s interviews with Alice Waters, Jacques Pepin, Anne Lamott and others attest. Oct 3, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis The Art of Eating: The Life and Appetites of M.F.K. Fisher is a feature documentary about the exciting life and lasting impact of the intrepid mid-century California food writer M.F.K. Fisher, who elevated cooking from a domestic chore to a critical study of life itself. Described by W.H. Auden as "the best prose writer in America," the underrecognized Fisher introduced continental sensibilities to California's burgeoning culinary world, while she transformed the traditional background figure of a woman in the kitchen into a living, breathing subject with dazzling ideas, passionate emotions, and insatiable appetites.
Director
Gregory Bezat
Producer
Gregory Bezat
Screenwriter
Gregory Bezat, Gregory Bezat
Genre
Documentary, Biography
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 25m