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Food and Film

Sheila Dillon asks why food has become such a popular subject for film makers. She hears from directors of hard-hitting documentaries as well as films about gastronomy.

Sheila Dillon asks why food has become such a popular subject for film-makers.

A new wave of opinion-forming films have been released. In the United States, Food, Inc, an investigation into poultry and pork production, has caused controversy, and in the UK a film about fish stocks, The End of the Line, has made fishing practices the subject of newspaper headlines.

As well as these campaigning films, an increasing number of cities are playing host to festivals dedicated to films which feature food, from Ratatouille to Babette's Feast.

Sheila speaks to film-makers and festival organisers to hear why the two worlds of food and cinema are increasingly bound together.

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Mon 13 Jul 2009 16:00

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  • Sun 12 Jul 2009 12:32
  • Mon 13 Jul 2009 16:00

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