Feast of Love (2007)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Robert Benton

Writers (WGA):

Allison Burnett (screenplay)
Charles Baxter (novel)

Release Date:

28 September 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A story for anyone with an appetite for love.

Plot:

A meditation on love and its various incarnations, set within a community of friends in Oregon. and is described as an exploration of the magical, mysterious and sometimes painful incarnations of love.

Plot Keywords:

Oregon | Coffee | Professor | Coffee Shop | Grief

Cast

Morgan Freeman	...	Harry Stevenson
Greg Kinnear	...	Bradley Smith
Radha Mitchell	...	Diana Croce
Billy Burke	...	David Watson
Selma Blair	...	Kathryn Smith
Alexa Davalos	...	Chloe Barlow
Toby Hemingway	...	Oscar
Stana Katic	...	Jenny
Erika Marozsán	...	Margaret Vekashi
Jane Alexander	...	Esther Stevenson
Fred Ward	...	Bat
Margo Martindale	...	Mrs. Maggarolian
Missi Pyle	...	Agatha Smith
Shannon Lucio	...	Janey
Alex Mentzel	...	Billy Smith
Tobias Anderson	...	Minister (as Tobias Andersen)
Julie Vhay	...	Karen Watson
Kate Mulligan	...	Bartender
David Rubin	...	Man at Party (as David Scott Rubin)
Sherilyn Lawson	...	Nurse
Scott Patrick Green	...	Young Minister at Funeral
RJ Belles	...	Football Field Lover
Megan Keller	...	Football Field Lover
Bunny	...	Bradley Jr.
Cricket	...	Bradley Jr.
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joe Dustin	...	Coffee Shop Regular
Rian Turner	...	Whooping Pedestrian (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Benton

Writing credits (WGA)
Allison Burnett		(screenplay)
Charles Baxter		(novel "The Feast of Love")

Produced by
Marisa Forzano	....	associate producer
Ted Gidlow	....	associate producer
Gary Lucchesi	....	producer
Lori McCreary	....	executive producer
John Penotti	....	executive producer
Eric Reid	....	executive producer
Tom Rosenberg	....	producer
David Rubin	....	executive producer (as David Scott Rubin)
Fisher Stevens	....	executive producer
Harley Tannenbaum	....	executive producer (as Harley Tannebaum)
Richard S. Wright	....	producer

Original Music by
Stephen Trask

Cinematography by
Kramer Morgenthau		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Andrew Mondshein

Casting by
Deborah Aquila
Jennifer L. Smith		(as Jennifer Smith)
Mary Tricia Wood		(as Tricia Wood)

Production Design by
Missy Stewart

Art Direction by
John Chichester

Set Decoration by
Kathy Lucas

Costume Design by
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus

Makeup Department
Deena Adair	....	hair stylist: Mr. Freeman
Trish Almeida	....	hair department head
Molly Craytor	....	additional makeup artist
Nancy Hancock	....	makeup artist: Mr. Freeman (as Nancy Worthen-Hancock)
Desne J. Holland	....	makeup artist (as Desne Holland)
Whitney James	....	makeup department head
Miia Kovero	....	key hair stylist
Amanda Williams	....	additional hair stylist
Alison Binford	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Jennifer Dunne	....	production supervisor
David Rubin	....	unit production manager (as David Scott Rubin)
Diana Tauder	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cara Giallanza	....	first assistant director
Stephen E. Hagen	....	second assistant director (as Stephen Hagen)
Kyle Lemire	....	second second assistant director
Marvin Williams	....	additional second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Tyan Bardon	....	gang boss
Sally Benton	....	artist: drawings (as Sallie Benton)
Judith Biesanz	....	art department research assistant (as Judy Biesanz)
Philip Blackburn	....	set dresser (as Phil Blackburn)
M. Blash	....	art department assistant (as 'M' Blash)
Robert L. Bloch	....	painter
Charles A. Carlsen	....	key greens (as Charlie Carlsen)
Christopher Carlsen	....	greensman
Ali Cotterill	....	property intern
Ken Erck	....	lead scenic
Sean Fong	....	lead person
Stephen Frankland	....	assistant property master (as Stephen T. Frankland)
Jenelle Giordano	....	set dresser
Celeste Good	....	art department intern
Randal R. Groves	....	construction coordinator (as Randal Groves)
Benjamin Hayden	....	draftsman (as Ben Hayden)
Adam Johnson	....	set dresser
Bree Judah	....	painter
Sean Kennedy	....	set buyer
Nick Kurth	....	art department coordinator
Phil LaFond	....	construction foreman
Ellen Lepinski	....	gang boss
Genevieve Lowe	....	art department assistant
Greg McMickle	....	property master
Amber Overstreet	....	property intern
Steve Patterson	....	propmaker
John Pearson-Denning	....	assistant property master
Drew Pinniger	....	on-set dresser
Renee Prince	....	painter
Dean G. Roberts	....	propmaker (as Dean Roberts)
Jose Solis	....	stand-by painter (as Jose J. Solis)
Mark Tomlinson	....	set dresser
Ronald D. Van Vliet	....	carpenter
Chandler Vinar	....	set dresser
Sarah Horst	....	props assistant (uncredited)
Carly Sertic	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Ryan Smith	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Michael Barry	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard Bullock Jr.	....	cable person (as Richard Bullock)
Gail Carroll-Coe	....	boom operator
Frank Clary	....	sound effects recordist
Frank Clary	....	sound intern
Matt Colleran	....	sound mix technician (as Matthew Colleran)
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Steven Gerrior	....	assistant sound editor
Dan Gleich	....	sound effects recordist
Catherine Harper	....	foley artist
Matthew Hartman	....	assistant sound editor (as Matt Hartman)
Michael Kirchberger	....	supervising sound editor
Howard London	....	adr mixer
Darrin Mann	....	foley mixer
Jeremy Molod	....	foley editor
Christopher Moriana	....	foley artist (as Chris Moriana)
Steven Morrow	....	sound mixer (as Steve Morrow)
Doug Mountain	....	sound engineer
Scott Oyster	....	sound engineer
James Simcik	....	adr editor
Allie Sultan	....	apprentice sound editor
John Joseph Thomas	....	foley editor (as John Thomas)
Roy Waldspurger	....	sound re-recording mixer
Roy Waldspurger	....	supervising sound editor
David Weisberg	....	adr mixer
Marshall Winn	....	adr editor
Chris Navarro	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Richard Quinn	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Karen Spangenberg	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
William Boggs	....	special effects technician (as Bill Boggs)
Kai Shelton	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Etienne Andlau	....	paint and roto artist: Gradient Effects
Ji Young 'Gina' Kim	....	3D modeler: Gradient Effects
Sayaka Matasuda	....	3D modeler: Gradient Effects
Raphael Protti	....	3D texture artist: Gradient Effects
Tefft Smith	....	lead 3D artist: Gradient Effects
Thomas Tannenberger	....	visual effects supervisor: Gradient Effects
Olcun Tan	....	digital effects supervisor: Gradient Effects
Sherman Toy	....	visual effects coordinator: Gradient Effects

Stunts
Kenneth Alexander	....	stunt player
Matt Baker	....	stunt player
Jophery C. Brown	....	stunt player (as Jophery Brown)
Michael Runyard	....	stunt player
Tim Trella	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
John Banholzer	....	grip
Andy Barden	....	rigging lighting technician
Craig Bauer	....	film loader
Michael Brennan	....	dolly grip: "a" camera (as Mike Brennan)
Tyson Carpenter	....	additional grip
Chris 'Chalky' Chalk	....	additional lighting technician
Don Devine	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Jim Dunn	....	additional grip (as Jim C. Dunn)
Paul Fanning	....	additional lighting technician (as Paul 'The Wog' Fanning)
Bruce 'Sarge' Fleskes	....	chief lighting technician
Jason Goebel	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Chris Hajek	....	technocrane operator
Geoffrey Haley	....	Steadicam operator
Mike Hanauska	....	grip
Chris Hayes	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Steve Hubert	....	lighting technician
Tim Jankowski	....	rigging lighting technician (as Tim Jawkonski)
Tom Jedrzejcyk	....	additional grip (as Tommy Jedrzejczyk)
Brian Jennings	....	lighting technician
Kale Jessen	....	technician: power pod
Ryan Kunkleman	....	camera production assistant
Brent Lawson	....	second company grip
Brian C. Lawson	....	dolly grip: "b" camera (as Brian Lawson)
Bruce Lawson	....	first company grip
Matthew May	....	chief rigging lighting technician
Steve Olsen	....	technocrane operator
Steve Pape	....	generator operator
Steve Purcell	....	lighting technician
Jorge Sánchez	....	first assistant photographer: "b" camera
Gabe Smith	....	grip
Peter Sorel	....	still photographer
Chris Steele	....	lighting technician
Don Steinberg	....	first assistant photographer: "b" camera
Kathina Szeto	....	first assistant photographer: "a" camera
Tommy Tieche	....	second assistant photographer: "a" camera
Joe Vitellaro	....	grip
Scott Walters	....	assistant chief lighting technician
James Walton	....	technician: power pod
Steve Waters	....	rigging electrician
Martin Oliver Edward Wright	....	video assist operator (as Martin Wright)
Warren Yeck	....	grip
Andrew Gallegos	....	electrician (uncredited)
Henry Tirl	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Samantha Finkler	....	casting associate
Sally Gates	....	extras casting
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Danny Stoltz	....	extras casting
Erin Toner	....	casting associate
Lana Veenker	....	location casting: Oregon and Washington

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nikki Bartnick	....	set costumer
Mairi Chisholm	....	costume production assistant
Laurel Frushour	....	additional key costumer
Carlane Passman	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Carlane Passman Little)
Emilea A. Rivera	....	set costumer
Sally Roberts	....	key costumer
Cathie Valdovino	....	costumer: Mr. Freeman

Editorial Department
Des Carey	....	digital intermediate producer: Company 3
Salvatore Catanzaro	....	digital intermediate on-line editor: Company 3
Mike Chiado	....	digital intermediate technologist: Company 3
Siggy Ferstl	....	digital intermediate colorist: Company 3
Dan Goslee	....	digital intermediate assistant: Company 3
William Kruzykowski	....	associate editor (as Bill Kruzykowski)
Jordan Lindblad	....	first assistant editor
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Madhava Reddy	....	digital intermediate
Stefan Sonnenfeld	....	digital intermediate executive producer: Company 3
Ian Turpen	....	digital intermediate scanner: Company 3 (uncredited)

Music Department
Eric Craig	....	music supervisor
Greg Hayes	....	music scoring mixer
Greg Hayes	....	music scoring recordist
Tom Kramer	....	music editor
Matthew Lavella	....	assistant scoring engineer
Brian McNelis	....	music supervisor
Noah Snyder	....	music digital recordist
Patrick Stain	....	assistant scoring engineer
Stephen Trask	....	score producer
Jeremy Underwood	....	assistant scoring engineer
Andrew Silver	....	music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Victoria Mischa Austreng	....	driver (as Victoria 'Mischa' Austreng)
Brandon Chandler	....	driver
Steve Evans	....	driver
Robert Gaskill	....	driver: Mr. Freeman
Bart Heimburger	....	driver
Tyrone Hines	....	driver
Lance Hruza	....	driver
Philip Krysl	....	driver
Tommy Laughlin	....	driver
Brendan McKeon	....	driver
Luis Montenegro	....	driver: catering
David Norris	....	transportation coordinator
Steve H. Pape	....	driver
John Petty	....	driver (as John 'JP' Petty)
Robert Platt	....	driver (as Robert 'Spike' Platt)
Tom Platt	....	driver (as Thom Platt)
Gary Roberts	....	driver (as Gary W. Roberts)
Joe Soleberg	....	driver (as Joe A. Solberg)
Eric Solmonson	....	transportation captain
Dean Starkey	....	driver
Laura Stride	....	driver
John Sundby	....	driver
Bernard Szymanski	....	driver (as Bernard 'Ski' Szymanski)
Don L. Williams	....	driver (as Don Williams)
Rick Wiley	....	driver: camera car (uncredited)

Other crew
Teresa Alvis	....	post-production accountant
David W. Barr	....	assistant to cast
Thomas Beatty	....	assistant: Mr. Wright
Teodoro Benitz C.	....	chef assistant
Linda Bloom-Hedine	....	studio teacher
Harold Caldwell	....	payroll accountant
Dr. Nicholas Carulli	....	technical advisor
Richard Cohee	....	stand-in: Mr. Freeman
Aurora Danon	....	title designer: Walter Bernard Design
Dawn Darfus	....	production accountant
Colleen Emry	....	second assistant accountant (as Colleen Martinez)
Enrique Flores	....	third assistant chef
Mario G. Flores	....	chef assistant (as Mario Flores)
Stacy Foot	....	production coordinator
Liam Ford	....	data manager: Company 3
Susan Funk	....	assistant: cast
Grant Grabowski	....	travel coordinator
Scott Patrick Green	....	assistant: Mr. Benton (as Scott Green)
Lauren Henry	....	animal wrangler
Scott Herbst	....	assistant: Mr. Lucchesi
Doug Hobart	....	location manager
Tracy Holliday	....	location assistant
Carrie Kosderka-Farrell	....	technical advisor
Ashley Kravitz	....	script clearance coordinator
Jackie Lee	....	account executive: Company 3
Dusty McCord	....	production assistant
Erin McNamara	....	stand-in
Tal Meirson	....	senior vice president of finance: Lakeshore
Angie Miller	....	assistant: Mr. McCreary
Luis Montenegro	....	chef
Jodi Morris	....	location production assistant
Micah Moss	....	stand-in
Wilson Peery	....	production assistant
Ann Penny	....	additional medic
Scott Peterson	....	script supervisor
Michael M. Piehler	....	assistant production coordinator
Quentin Pierre	....	assistant: Mr. Freeman
Kara Place	....	assistant: Mr. Rubin
Katie Rasmussen	....	assistant: Mr. Rosenberg
Travis Rehwaldt	....	set production assistant
Jason Ruffolo	....	key set production assistant
Joe Rynearson	....	set production assistant
Taylor Saxon	....	set medic
Kate Schriver	....	assistant: Mr. Rosenberg
Ann Shimabukuro	....	set production assistant (as Ann K. Shimabukuro)
Joni Smith	....	production secretary (as Joni 'Cannonball' Smith)
Roland Sonnenburg	....	animal wrangler
Jose Tomas Sosa	....	cook's helper (as Jose Thomas Sosa)
Morgan Tristan	....	stand-in
Alex Uceda	....	caterer
Michael Umble	....	unit publicist
Ryan Van Riper	....	accounting clerk
Venus Ventura	....	first assistant accountant
Robert Warberg	....	assistant location manager (as Bobby Warberg)
Derek Wilson	....	location production assistant
Sarah Burch	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Tracy L. Connors	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Susan Funk	....	stand-in: Missi Pyle (uncredited)
Robert Gaskill	....	bodyguard: Mr. Freeman (uncredited)
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond company representative (uncredited)
Amber Harrison	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Andrea Hofer	....	location scout (uncredited)
Mischa Jakupcak	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Kevin R. Lewis	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Gretchen Oyster	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jackson Rowe	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Bryan Seidel	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Andrew Ticer	....	location assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
James McQuaide	....	thanks

Production Companies

• GreeneStreet Films
• Lakeshore Entertainment
• Revelations Entertainment

Distributors

• Cathay-Keris Films (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Rialto Film AG (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Hungaricom Kft (2006) (Hungary) (all media)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Lakeshore Entertainment
• Laptv (2009) (Argentina) (TV)
• Paradise Group (2007) (Russia) (all media)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2008) (Finland) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Gradient Effects (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Alex Gourmet Catering  catering (as Alex's Gourmet Catering)
• Axium International  payroll services
• Company 3  digital intermediate
• DeWitt Stern Insurance Services  insurance (as DeWitt Stern of California Insurance Services)
• Digidesign Pro Tools 4.0  pro tools software (as Digidesign)
• International Film Guarantors  completion guaranty
• JP Morgan Chase Bank  production financing
• Joan Pearce Research Associates  script clearance
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Riot  dailies telecine transfers
• Scoring Stage M  music score recorded at (as Stage M)
• Sommerware Systems  film data software for digital intermediate
• Sound Image  music and additional recording at
• Sound, San Francisco  sound editorial
• Technicolor Sound Services  foley recorded by
• US Computamatch  negative preparation for digital intermediate
• Walter Bernard Design  main and end title design
• Widget Post Production  sound post-production
• Wilshire Stages, The  ADR recording facility

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity and language.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R | Ireland:16 | Australia:MA | Taiwan:R-12 | UK:15 | Singapore:R21 | Germany:12 | Finland:K-15 | Portugal:M/16 (Qualidade)

Filming Locations:

923 SE 37th Avenue, Portland, Oregon, USA

Company:

GreeneStreet Films

Trivia:

Toby Hemingway (Oscar) is left-handed, which made it somewhat of a challenge for him to make coffee for the film.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the softball game Kathryn swings at the ball, clearly missing it. The ball ends up a HIT to the outfield.

Quotes:

Bradley Thomas: What's making you smile like that?
Margaret Vekashi: Looking out the window, an unusual man, an innocent man, an open-hearted man. Someone who has given tremendous love, but never had it returned, not in the way he deserves.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-09-29)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Your Love Is Mine

Is Love number one or number two?

Greetings again from the darkness. Director Robert Benton has only made 11 movies in 35 years. What is consistent with each of his films is the way he peels back the layers of humanity. He really explores the different personalities in people. Think of the Hoffman/Streep split in "Kramer vs. Kramer" and you will see the similarities with the break-up here of Greg Kinnear and Selma Blair. The number of intimate moments and personal insecurities are too many to count ... just like real life.

Rarely do you see one partner slap the other in the midst of an affair when the one slapping is trying to lecture the soon-to-be-married other one that her morals need to be straightened out before she weds. In other words ... do as I say, not as I do. Another good story line involved two young broken people who try to accept that life and love can be good. Played well by Toby Hemingway and a stunning Alexa Davalos, the two lovers have overcome much in their lives and certainly appreciate the bond they have.

The best story line in the film is the magic of Morgan Freeman and Jane Alexander, playing the oldest interracial couple I can remember seeing on film. They are both hurting deeply from the loss of a son, yet the strength of their relationship allows them to deal with grief in separate ways, while still being there for each other. Two excellent performances.

The center of the film is the lovable, clueless, hopeless-romantic played by underrated actor Greg Kinnear. We see two relationships (Selma Blair and Radha Mitchell) end badly for him, yet he clings to his belief that LOVE is what it's all about.

I like how the only kids involved in this real world mess are old enough to make their own decisions. It would have been easy to toss in a kid or two to tug even harder at the tear ducts, but this remained an adult story for adults ... and there are far too few of these. Be forewarned , this is no light-hearted chick flick. It could be termed a romantic drama but more accurately a human drama.