The Art of Getting By
2011
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Sep 23, 2011 · Young Nigel Slater (Freddie Highmore) has big culinary aspirations, even though all his mother (Victoria Hamilton) knows how to make is toast. When his mother dies, relations grow strained...
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Sep 22, 2011 · Sept. 22, 2011. The fragrance of crispy browned bread — the only dish his mother knew how to cook without ruining it — is the Proustian madeleine that unlocks the memories of Nigel Slater, the...
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 63% of 35 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.1/10. [9] Writing for The Seattle Times , Tom Keogh gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, stating that "the movie has three things deserving of adoration: spectacular lemon-meringue pies, the songs of Dusty Springfield and Helena ...
Oct 7, 2011 · Movie review: ‘Toast’. By Gary Goldstein. Oct. 7, 2011 12 AM PT. Like the lemon meringue pies it so prominently features, director S.J. Clarkson’s highly enjoyable, 1960s-set memory piece,...
The film, Toast, is based upon the autobiographical book, Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger, written by English food writer, journalist and broadcaster, Nigel Slater. It is a memoir of Slater's early years and his memories of his mother who died when he was just 9 years old.
Dec 30, 2010 · Toast: Directed by S.J. Clarkson. With Oscar Kennedy, Victoria Hamilton, Colin Prockter, Ken Stott. The ultimate nostalgia trip through everything edible in 1960s Britain.
Sep 23, 2011 · 1 h 36 m. Summary No ordinary boy, Nigel, laps up cookbooks, spending all his time gazing longingly at the delights on offer in Percy Salt’s grocers. Nigel’s father, meanwhile, worries that there is something “wrong” with his son and the two find it difficult to connect.
If you love the look and sound of the ’60s, mixed with a doddy story of a charming British gay boy getting his food on, Toast may charm you as much as it did me. Full Review | Original Score: B...
Toast is directed by S. J. Clarkson from screenplay by Lee Hall based on the memoir by British food writer Nigel Slater. This is a character-driven drama about one boy's coming of age in a home where he can't abide his stepmother and is always trying to prove himself to his father.
Nov 2, 2023 · Writer/director Lawrence Rowe’s film Toast takes the idea of eating one's feelings to create a short film that is simple but highly substantial and satisfying, much like toast in fact. Following a difficult breakup, our main character (played brilliantly by a highly commendable Hughes) has taken solace in what might be the king of all comfort ...
