Food=orgasm in "When Harry Met Sally." Food=paranoia in the parallel family dinner scene in "Annie Hall" Don't forget "Mildred Pierce" -- she opens the restaurant and loses her daughter's love. And wasn't "Imitation of Life" built around a black woman, a white woman, and a pancake recipe? Richard Lester constantly uses food in the foreground -- people reaching for it and reaching toward the camera: in "A Hard Day's Night," "Help!" "The Three Musketeers" (the dwarves with the food trays on their heads in Louis' party scene are priceless!), etc. ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]