''Eating'' is a 1990 American

comedy-drama film Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

starring

Nelly Alard Nelly Alard (born 1960) is a French actress, screenwriter and novelist, graduated from the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in Paris in 1985. Filmography Actress * 1983: ''Life Is a Bed of Roses'' * 1984: ''Les Fils des all ...

, Lisa Blake Richards, Frances Bergen, Mary Crosby, Gwen Welles, Elizabeth Kemp, Marina Gregory and written and directed by

Henry Jaglom Henry David Jaglom (born January 26, 1938) is an English-born American actor, film director and playwright. Life and career Jaglom was born to a Jewish family in London, England, the son of Marie (née Stadthagen) and Simon M. Jaglom, who wor ...

Plot

Featuring an all-female cast, the film is set entirely inside and around a spacious house in Los Angeles. Helene is a woman turning 40 years old and her friends—who include French filmmaker Martine, house guest Sophie, and Lydia—throw her a party. But also there is Kate, a friend turning 30, and Sadie, a Hollywood film agent turning 50. So, all of Helene's, Kate's, and Sadie's friends arrive for the triple-birthday party where Martine films the events with her movie camera, as well as filming the shocking secrets revealed by Helene's mother Whitney and younger sister Nancy who confide in their interviews about their obsession with food and their roles in life.

Cast

as Martine *Lisa Blake Richards as Helene (credited as Lisa Richards) *

Frances Bergen Frances Bergen (née Westerman; September 14, 1922 – October 2, 2006) was an American actress and fashion model. She was the wife of ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and the mother of actress Candice Bergen and film and television editor Kris ...

as Whitney *

Mary Crosby Mary Frances Crosby (born September 14, 1959) is an American actress. She played Kristin Shepard in the television series ''Dallas'' (1979–1981, 1991).

as Kate *

Gwen Welles Gwen Welles (born Gwen Goldberg, March 4, 1951 – October 13, 1993) was an American actress. Early years Gwen Welles was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as Gwen Goldberg. She was the daughter of clothing designer Rebecca Welles and Barton G ...

as Sophie * Elizabeth Kemp as Nancy *Marina Gregory as Lydia *

Daphna Kastner Daphna Kastner (born April 17, 1961) is a Canadian film and television actress, screenwriter, and film director. She is married to American actor Harvey Keitel. Personal life She and Harvey Keitel secretly married in Jerusalem, while attending ...

as Jennifer *Marlena Giovi as Sadie *

Beth Grant Beth Grant (born September 18, 1949) is an American character actress. Between 2012 and 2017, she was a series regular on the television comedy ''The Mindy Project'' in the role of Beverly Janoszewski. She is also known for her role as Gracie L ...

as Carla *

Taryn Power Taryn Stephanie Power (September 13, 1953 – June 26, 2020) was an American actress. Biography Early life Taryn was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1953, to actors Tyrone Power and Linda Christian.Deutsch, Linda (Associated Press)(2 Januar ...

as Anita *Catherine Genender as Lily *Hildy Brooks as Mary *Jackie O'Brien as Janet (credited as Jacqueline Woolsey) *

Sherry Boucher Sherry Lynn Boucher (also known as Sherry Boucher Peppard or Sherry Boucher-Lytle; born July 25, 1945) is a former American actress. She currently works as a realtor. Partial filmography * '' Prescription: Murder'' (TV movie – 1968) as Ai ...

as Maria (credited as Sherry Boucher-Lytle) *

Savannah Smith Boucher Savannah Smith Boucher (born October 28, 1943), known professionally as Savannah Smith before 1985, is an American actress originally from Springhill, Louisiana. Her younger sister, Sherry Boucher, is a former actress who was the third wife of ...

as Eloise *Aloma Ichinose as Joanna *

Toni Basil Antonia Christina Basilotta (born September 22, 1943), better known by her stage name Toni Basil, is an American singer, choreographer, dancer, actress, and director. Her song "Mickey" topped the charts in the US, Canada and Australia and hit th ...

as Jackie

Sources

* *http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19910621/REVIEWS/106210303/1023 *https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/eatingnrkempley_a0a162.htm *https://www.variety.com/profiles/Film/main/125023/Eating.html?dataSet=1 * * 1990 films 1990 comedy-drama films American comedy-drama films Films featuring an all-female cast 1990s English-language films Films directed by Henry Jaglom 1990s American films English-language comedy-drama films {{1990s-comedy-drama-film-stub