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Filmmaker commentary by Henry Jaglom; Filmmaker biography; Interactive menus; Scene selection
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1. Early Morning Rituals [9:23]
2. A Delicious Time [10:34]
3. All in the Family [9:37]
4. Motherly Advice [9:36]
5. Professional Courtesy [10:13]
6. Anecdotal Evidence [10:40]
7. Painful Occupation [8:35]
8. Unconditional Love [8:48]
9. Misery Loves Company [9:09]
10. The Way You Are [6:55]
11. Truth Be Told [6:02]
12. Ready for Love [9:31]
The title of Henry Jaglom's stream-of-consciousness Eating says it all. Three women (Lisa Blake Richards, Mary Crosby and Marlena Giovi), each celebrating a "milestone" birthday, decide to throw a joint party. Attending the revelries is French documentary filmmaker Martine Nely Alard, who becomes fascinated when none of the guests will touch the meticulously prepared birthday cake. As Martine begins interviewing the partygoers, she discovers the importance that food holds in each of their lives. One of the most revelatory improvisational monologues is delivered by a matriarch portrayed by Frances Bergen, the real-life widow of Edgar Bergen and the mother of Candice. Though Eating is not for everyone's taste, for those in tune with the fiercely independent Jaglom, the film is a cinematic smorgasbord. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide