Unser täglich Brot (2005)

This German born documentary takes a look at the highly clinical and uber-mechanized process of bringing food to the table. From the opening title card, the viewer can sense something unusual here. That assessment would be correct.

Our Daily Bread is an artful and aesthetically chilling film. Director Nikolaus Geyrhalter seems content to allows images and rhythm to speak for itself--that is the movie's crowning glory. Geyrhalter's camera is an observer, not an interferer and as each vignette unfolds, it's the viewer's own reaction that will ultimately define the film's tone.

As I see it, Unser täglich Brot, is a quiet examination of the dehumanizing of our food.