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Tampopo

1985Movie1 h 55 minNR

Comedy
88
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb7.9Letterboxd4.3/5Metacritic878.4Rotten Tomatoes100%93%
88
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb7.9Letterboxd4.3/5Metacritic878.4Rotten Tomatoes100%93%

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In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle-soup making". Interspersed are satirical vignettes about the importance of food to different aspects of human life.

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Overcomplicated Menu OrderRare · in 41 titlesIn a commentary on traditional Japanese business etiquette, a bunch of businessmen visit a French restaurant and each orders the same meal (Sole Meuniere with consomme and a Heineken) so as not to up…Postmodernismin 75 titlesA Downplayed example. It only breaks the fourth wall once, but the movie has a handful of playful transitions (wipes, irises, fades, etc.)All 29 tropes

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