Food Movie: Tampopo
Juzo Itami’s film from 1985 is all about one woman’s quest to make perfect noodles. The obsessive journey is interspersed with all sorts of food scenes you can think of: in love, sex, death, awkward moments in the cinema, obsession with squishing things at the supermarket—you name it, Itami has it all beautifully presented visually.
Check the trailer for a snippet of the very sensual egg yolk exchange.
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Food Movie: Ramen Girl
May 03, 2011 @ 00:32:14
[…] gave that brat a hard time. I probably wouldn’t have had the discipline nor resilience. Tampopo was a much better film if you’re looking for Ramen related […]