Stunning, wordless documentary.
While the title suggested that there might be some bakery scenes, or other benign commercial food imagery, instead the film focused on the industrial machinery and processes by which food arrives ready-to-eat in our grocery stores.
Not for the faint of heart, and certainly not for those who don't care to burden themselves with the details of how meat is raised, slaughtered and processed. There were definitely a few "cover my eyes" moments. It made me wonder who it is, exactly, that designs the machinery used in slaughter houses and processing facilities.
The fact that the entire documentary is un-narrated or otherwise editorialized allows the watcher to make their own inferences and conclusions without feeling preached at. After all, this is simply the fact of how our food gets to the table. The serene and stark cinematography elevates this into the genre of an art film with imagery both shocking and beautiful.
2006. Available on NetFlix.
FOUR STARS
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