Feast of Love

USA 2007 102min
Dir: Robert Benton
Starring: Morgan Freeman; Selma Blair; Missi Pyle; Greg Kinnear; Radha Mitchell; Alexa Davalos; Toby Hemingway; Billy Burke

Love, in all its chaotic, humorous, miserable, sexy, extreme, painful heartbreaking and magical manifestations, is explored in this thoroughly modern, breezy reinvention of Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, expertly delivered by an all-star ensemble cast and a multi award-winning director.

When tragedy throws his world into turmoil, the local professor Harry Stevenson (Freeman) wanders the streets of his Oregon town, observing the torrid lives and loves of his group of friends. While exposing us to the boredom-induced mischief of the Greek Gods, Harry introduces friend and café-owner Bradley (Kinnear) who, only just cottoning on to his women-loving wife Kathryn (Blair), turns to real estate agent, Diana (Mitchell) who, in turn, just cannot resist sleeping with married David (Burke). Love-struck young couple Oscar (Hemingway) and Chloe (Davalos) also come to terms with love’s boundaries when dealing with the punches life throws them.

Filled with pithy one-liners and tragically authentic situations, this light film underscores the essential insecurity, torment and joys that love, a vital and compelling force, brings.

JHB    Fri 2 / 8.45pm          Wed 7 / 7pm             Sun 11 / 8.30pm
CT    Fri 9 / 10.45pm         Fri 16 / 9pm             Sun 18 / 8pm

Courtesy of Nu Metro