The Food and Geography Connection

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In this paper the writer studies the relationship between food and geography in the films 'Big Night', 'Chocolat', 'Like Water for Chocolate', and 'Woman on Top'. The writer demonstrates that by analyzing how food creates the interpersonal relationships in these films, one can realize the culture that supports these relationships in the films. The writer maintains that the way the individual relationships are presented in film depict how food is an important geographical indicator. This theory is presented in this study to show how communities come together according to what they eat.

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"This study presents the relationship between food and geography in the films 'Big Night', 'Chocolat', 'Like Water for Chocolate', and 'Woman on Top'. By analyzing how food creates the interpersonal relationships in these films, one can realize the culture that supports these relationships in these films. By discovering the geographical locations depicted through an understanding of foods, a cultural understanding can be depicted through a cinematic presentation."

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