Food, Inc.
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Title:Food, Inc. [videorecording] / Magnolia Pictures, Participant Media and River Road Entertainment present ; Perfect Meal, LLC ; produced by Elise Pearlstein ; produced and directed by Robert Kenner.
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Publisher:[Los Angeles, CA] : Magnolia Home Entertainment, 2009, c2008.
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Description:1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Language:English audio with optional Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
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Notes:Documentary.
Special feature: deleted scenes; celebrity public service announcements; resources; ABC News Nightline "you are what you eat": food with integrity; "the amazing food detective" and "snacktown smackdown": stay active and eat healthy, information on the companion book of the same title.
Interviews with Eric Schlosser, Michael Pollan, Gary Hirschberg, Joe Salatin.
Director of photography, Richard Pearce ; editor, Kim Roberts ; music, Mark Adler ; writers, Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein, Kim Roberts.
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1, Dolby digital 2.0..
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Audience:MPAA rating: PG; for some thematic material and disturbing images.
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Summary:Lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing how our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profits ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. Reveals surprising - and often shocking truths - about what we eat, how it's produced and who we have become as a nation.
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Subjects:Food industry and trade--United States.
Food industry and trade--Quality control.
Cereal products industry--United States.
Dairy products industry--United States.
Meat industry and trade--United States.
Produce trade--United States.
Food prices--United States.
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Genre(s):Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Other Name(s):Kenner, Robert, 1950-
Adler, Mark.
Pearlstein, Elise.
Schlosser, Eric.
Pollan, Michael.
Hirschberg, Gary.
Salatin, Joel.
Perfect Meal, LLC.
River Road Entertainment (Firm)
Participant Media.
Magnolia Pictures (Firm)
Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm)
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