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Origins of a Meal

Origins of a Meal

Absurdities of the system.

6.7 Rating
115 min 1979

Overview

Bananas, eggs, and tuna: three basic foodstuffs with three wildly different points of origin. Moullet begins with these on his plate but constructs his film by working backwards and finding the sources for these items and how they reach our plates. As Moullet’s investigation deepens, however, the film moves beyond the confines of a simple exploration of food origins into more political and social realms, not only relating to food but also to the medium of film.

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Status

Released

Budget

Unknown

Revenue

Unknown

Original Language

FR

Production Companies

Les Films Luc Moullet

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