How about Like Water for Chocolate--food is the focus; preparation of food is act of love (or hate); food is ecstatic or sexual experience, Babette's Feast, Pulp Fiction (in diner-opening and end of movie; narration of LONG litany of breakfast courses eaten by the girlfriend of the boxer (Bruce Willis) when they really need to get the h--- out of town); children: Willie Wonka and the Choc Factory-- naughty child turns into food (blueberry), etc. Then there is a recent independent film, The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (?), where the two households of the neat, tidy, sophisticated home of the rich girl (who should "do the right thing", follow the normal path)-- gourmet food preparation-- is contrasted with the disorganized, sloppy kitchen of the lesbian aunt and her niece-- Ragu, peanut butter, etc. A long scene of food preparation and eating (and lots of drinking and pot smoking) takes place before the two girls hit the hay. Hope this helps. RPace ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]