Consuming Passions
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This article is about the 1988 film. For the cooking show, see Consuming Passions (TV series). For the 2008 British film, see Consuming Passion. For the Irish series, see Consuming Passions (Irish TV series).
| Consuming Passions | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Giles Foster |
| Produced by | William P. Cartlidge |
| Written by |
Paul D. Zimmerman Andrew Davies (from a play Secrets by Michael Palin and Terry Jones) |
| Starring |
Tyler Butterworth Jonathan Pryce Freddie Jones Vanessa Redgrave |
| Music by | Richard Hartley |
| Cinematography | Roger Pratt |
| Editing by | John Grover |
| Release dates | 6 April 1988 (US) |
| Running time | 98 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Consuming Passions is a 1988 black comedy film which stars Vanessa Redgrave, Jonathan Pryce, and Sammi Davis and was directed by Giles Foster.
Outline
The film is based on Secrets by Michael Palin and Terry Jones[1] which was broadcast by the BBC as a television play in 1973. It is about a chocolate factory which begins producing popular chocolates which contain human flesh.
The Time Out Film Guide describes the 'recipe' for this film and concludes that of the result: "the consistency should be lumpy and the taste insipid."[2]
Cast
- Tyler Butterworth as Ian Littleton
- Jonathan Pryce as Mr Farris
- Freddie Jones as Graham Chumley
- Vanessa Redgrave as Mrs Garza
- Prunella Scales as Ethel
- Sammi Davis as Felicity
- Thora Hird as Mrs Gordon
- John Wells as Dr Forrester
- Timothy West as Dr Rees
- Bryan Pringle as Gateman
- Mary Healey as Mrs Eggleston
- Andrew Sachs as Jason
- Deddie Davies as Mrs Coot
- William Rushton as Big Teddy
- Wincey Willis as TV Presenter
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