“Food Corporation” ( English Food, Inc. ) is a 2008 American documentary film exploring the production of various products in the United States, telling us that almost all the products in American stores are sold to consumers at excessively high prices, while they themselves are environmentally unsafe and harmful to human health. The film provoked a strong negative reaction from corporations engaged in food production [1] .
| Food Corporation | |
|---|---|
| Food, Inc. | |
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Producer | Robert Kenner |
| Producer | Robert Kenner Alice perlstein |
| In the main cast | Eric Schlosser Michael pollan |
| Operator | Gonzalo Amat |
| Film company | Magnolia Pictures Participant media |
| Duration | |
| A country | |
| Tongue | |
| Year | 2008 |
| IMDb | |
Story
Taglines: “You’ll never look at dinner the same way again” ( Rus. “You never look at your dinner again with the same look” ) and “Hungry For Change?” ( Rus. “Hungry for change?” ) [2 ] .
The first part of the film explores the industrial production of meat: chicken , beef and pork . It is shown how inhumane, non-ecological, but economical process.
The second part of the film explores the industrial production of grain and vegetables (especially corn and soybeans ). Also shown non-ecological, but the economy of the process.
The last part of the film tells about the corporations engaged in the industrial production of food: about the laws that allow them to supply the consumer with cheap but dangerous food; about the petroleum-based chemicals and fertilizers they use ( pesticides ); about promoting the habits of unhealthy and unhealthy diet among Americans.
Creation
The film was created over three years [3] [4] . Director Kenner spent most of the allocated budget on legal protection from numerous lawsuits by food producers, pesticides, fertilizers, and other corporations criticized in his film [3] .
Participating Media took an active part in the production of the film, which in 2006 shot the sensational film “ Inconvenient Truth ” [1] .
Michael Pollan, who played a major role, was also a film consultant. The second main actor - Eric Schlosser - became the co-producer of the film [1] .
Active steps were taken for the marketing of the film:
- In May 2009, the book “Food Corporation” was released: Instruction for Action: How industrial food manufacturers make us sicker, fuller and poorer, and what can you do about it ( Food Inc .: A Participant Guide: How Industrial Foods Are Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer - [5] [6] [7]
- In June 2009, the producer of live yogurt “ Stonyfield Farm ” printed a film ad on the 10 million caps of its products [8] [9]
- Also in the promotion of the film participated "environmentally friendly" company " Annie's Homegrown ", " Late July Organic Snacks ", " Newman's Own " and " Organic Valley " [8] .
Show
- The premiere of the film took place in Canada on September 7, 2008 at the Toronto Film Festival ; widescreen - June 19, 2009 (limited show)
- Germany - February 8, 2009, Berlin International Film Festival
- Argentina - March 27, 2009, International Film Festival of Independent Film in Buenos Aires ; November 8, 2009, Mar del Plata Film Festival
- Hong Kong - March 27, 2009, Hong Kong International Film Festival ; wide screen - June 4, 2009
- USA - April 3, 2009, Wisconsin Film Festival ; widescreen - June 12, 2009 (limited show); October 15, 2009 - New Hampshire Film Festival
- The Netherlands - January 7, 2010 , DVD premiere
- Sweden - January 29, 2010
- United Kingdom - February 12, 2010
- Belgium - May 2010, Deauville International Documentary Film Festival
- Denmark - May 5, 2010
- Mexico - June 4, 2010
- Slovenia - August 25, 2010 [10]
Besides:
- in February 2009, the film was screened at the True or False Film Festival in Columbia , Missouri [11]
- during the spring of 2009, the film was shown at several film festivals in New York , Los Angeles and San Francisco [12] [13]
The film was negatively accepted by such major food producers as Tyson Foods , Smithfield Foods , Perdue Farms and others, as well as the multinational corporation Monsanto Company , a producer of genetically modified seeds [1] [12] [13] [14] [15] . In response to the accusations against the film Alliance of Food Production Companies, led by the American Meat Institute, they created the site SafeFoodInc.org [7] [12] [14] [16] [17] . Monsanto Company responded by creating its own website of the opposite, naturally, direction [1] [15] [18] .
Criticism
The film was critically acclaimed: a combined 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes [19] , 80 out of 100 points on Metacritic 'e [20] . Positive feedback was given in the newspapers “ Staten Island Advance ” [21] , “ Toronto Sun ” [22] , “ The San Francisco Examiner ” [23] , “ Los Angeles Times ” [24] , “ Montreal Gazette ” [5] , “ St. Louis Post-Dispatch ” [25] ,“ San Francisco Chronicle ” [26] . However, there were more restrained, even negative reviews: in the magazine “ Forbes ” [27] and the newspaper “ The Washington Times ” [28] .
Awards and nominations
- The film finished fourth at the 35th Seattle International Film Festival [29]
- The film entered the top five contenders for the Oscar at the 82nd award ceremony in the category “Best Documentary” [30] , but the award was given to the film “The Bay” [31] .
See also
- “Double portion” - a documentary ( 2004 ) about the dangers of regular fast food
- The Queen of the Fields - A Documentary on Industrial Cultivation of Corn in the USA
- Livestock (English)
- Food Defamation Laws
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Severson, Kim. “Eat, Drink, Think, Change.” The New York Times . June 3, 2009.
- ↑ Food, Inc. (2008) - Taglines
- ↑ 1 2 Simmons, Krista. "What Really Goes Into the Bag: Behind the Movie 'Food, Inc.'." Archived June 11, 2009. Los Angeles Times . June 7, 2009.
- ↑ According to other sources, the production of the film took six years. See Math, Mara. “The Right to Know About What We Eat.” Archived June 16, 2009. San Francisco Examiner . June 11, 2009.
- ↑ 1 2 Chesterman, Lesley. "A Film That Will Make You Think Before You Eat." Archived copy of June 23, 2009 on the Wayback Machine Montreal Gazette . June 20, 2009.
- Inc Food Inc .: A Participant Guide: How To Make It Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer Karl Weber, ed. New York: Public Accessories, 2009. ISBN 1-58648-694-2
- ↑ 1 2 Levine, Allen. “Little Ag vs. Big Ag? Best Bet On Both. Paul Pioneer Press . June 18, 2009.
- ↑ 1 2 "'Food, Inc.' Gets Promo on Yogurt Lids. The Hollywood Reporter . June 11, 2009.
- ↑ Marrero, Diana. “Sensenbrenner Cow Tax Fears Come Out of Thin Air.” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . June 13, 2009.
- ↑ Food, Inc. (2008) - Release dates
- ↑ Food, Inc. True / False Film Festival. No date. Accessed 2009-07-31.
- 2 1 2 3 “New Film Offers Troubling View of the US Food Industry.” Associated Press . June 7, 2009.
- ↑ 1 2 Deardorff, Julie. “Food, Inc .: How Factory Farming Affects You.” Chicago Tribune . June 12, 2009.
- ↑ 1 2 , Kearney, Christine. “Film Aims to Expose Dangers in the US Food Industry.” Reuters . June 9, 2009.
- ↑ 1 2 Gustin, Georgina. "'Food, Inc." Chews Up Monsanto, Agribusiness Cousins. ” (Not available link) Louis Post-Dispatch . June 26, 2009.
- ↑ SafeFoodInc.org Web site. Accessed 2009-06-07.
- ↑ “Web Site Takes on 'Food Inc'.” Pork Magazine. June 12, 2009 Archive dated June 15, 2009 on the Wayback Machine ; Levin, Ann. "'Food Inc." Has Sickening View of Food Industry. ” (Unavailable link) Associated Press. June 21, 2009.
- ↑ Monsanto site about the movie Food, Inc. Accessed 2009-06-07.
- ↑ "Food, Inc. (2009) »RottenTomatoes.com No date. Accessed 2009-11-19.
- ↑ "Food, Inc." Metacritic.com No date. Accessed 2009-11-19.
- ↑ Hill, Todd. “'Food, Inc.,' 'Moon' 'This Week's Alternatives to Mainstream Movies.” Staten Island Advance June 12, 2009.
- ↑ Braun, Liz. "You'll Choke On This Info." Toronto Sun. June 19, 2009.
- ↑ Drake, Rossiter. “Here's Why Food Is Factory Fresh.” San Francisco Examiner. June 12, 2009. Archived June 14, 2009.
- ↑ Goldstein, Gary. “Movie Review: 'Food, Inc.'” Los Angeles Times. June 12, 2009.
- ↑ Williams, Joe. “'Food, Inc.'” Archived July 15, 2009. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. June 26, 2009.
- ↑ Biancolli, Amy. Review: 'Food, Inc.' Not for the Squeamish. ” San Francisco Chronicle . June 12, 2009.
- ↑ Ruiz, Rebecca. "What Food Activists Ignore." Forbes . June 11, 2009.
- ↑ Bunch, Sonny. “Moore Worry Haunts Cinema.” The Washington Times . June 19, 2009.
- ↑ Kilday, Gregg. Seattle Fest Announces Winners. The Hollywood Reporter . June 14, 2009.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100206012035/http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jRVI5z29NpqyM5-jQIAj8RZGJvpQ (not available link - history , copy )
- ↑ Nominees & Winners for the 82nd Academy Awards | Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
Links
- About the film on the site film.ru
- foodincmovie.com - the official site of Food Corporation (English)
- Fragments of the film and an interview with the director of the film on the website pbs.org. Checked 10-02-2010. (eng.)