Feast of Love
| Feast of Love | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Robert Benton |
| Written by | Allison Burnett Charles Baxter |
| Produced by | Gary Lucchesi |
| Starring | Morgan Freeman Selma Blair Greg Kinnear Toby Hemingway Radha Mitchell Stana Katic and Fred Ward |
| Cinematography | Kramer Morgenthau |
| Edited by | Andrew Mondshein |
| Music by | Stephen Trask |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date | September 28, 2007 |
Running time | 102 min |
| Country | Template:FilmUS |
| Language | English |
Feast of Love is a 2007 romance film directed by Robert Benton, starring Morgan Freeman and Greg Kinnear. The cast-ensemble drama, based on the novel of the same name by Charles Baxter, was first released on September 28, 2007, in the United States and worldwide in 2008.
Plot
A meditation on love and its various incarnations, set within a community of friends in Portland, Oregon. It is described[who?] as an exploration of the magical, mysterious and sometimes painful incarnations of love.
Cast
- Morgan Freeman as Harry Stevenson
- Greg Kinnear as Bradley Smith
- Radha Mitchell as Diana Croce
- Billy Burke as David Watson
- Selma Blair as Kathryn Smith
- Alexa Davalos as Chloe Barlow
- Toby Hemingway as Oscar
- Stana Katić as Jenny
- Erika Marozsán as Margaret Vekashi
- Jane Alexander as Esther Stevenson
- Fred Ward as Bat
- Margo Martindale as Mrs. Maggarolian
- Missi Pyle as Agatha Smith
- Shannon Lucio as Janey
Production
While many of the movies scenes are set at Portland State University, the nearby campuses of Western Seminary and Reed College were the actual location of filming. Locations at Reed include the Blue Bridge, the front lawn and Eliot Circle.
Critical reception
The film received mixed reviews from critics. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 41% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 104 reviews.[1] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 51 out of 100, based on 28 reviews.[2]
Roger Ebert reviewed that this film contains the worst performance of Fred Ward, "no movie can be very good that contains Fred Ward's worst performance!"
Box office performance
In its opening weekend, the film grossed US$1.7 million in 1,200 theaters in the United States and Canada, ranking #12 at the box office.[3] It grossed a total of US$5.4 million worldwide — US$3.5 million in the United States and Canada and US$1.9 million in other territories.[4]
References
- ^ "Feast of Love Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ^ "Feast of Love (2007): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ^ "Feast of Love (2007) - Weekend Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ^ "Feast of Love (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
External links
- Feast of Love at IMDb
- Feast of Love at Rotten Tomatoes
- Feast of Love at Metacritic
- Feast of Love at Box Office Mojo
- Feast of Love at AllMovie
- Feasts of Love at Recenzenci.pl
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