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Post by manfromplanetx on Nov 9, 2017 23:08:52 GMT
Tampopo (1985) is Japanese for “dandelion”, like a dandelion with its many seeds carried by the wind, the films story is dispersed spreading out in multiple tangents with a series of hilarious vignettes cleverly interrelated by theme. These hilarious digressions throughout however, never stray too far from our main protagonists and their story. Director Jûzô Itam's film is a delectable comedy, a classic film feast . it has been called a “ramen western” . The excellent film is a highly inventive & creative work on how we treat our food, how we imagine it, shape it, and the joy we take in eating it. After a hilarious tantalizing introduction on Zen and the art of eating a bowl of ramen noodles, two hungry truckers stop at a dilapidated Tokyo noodle shop run by widowed mother Tampopo , so begins an engaging riotous journey of culinary and self discovery. To fully stimulate our sensory pleasure, the attractiveness of the mouth-watering array of dishes showing each bowl glistening to perfection, was created with the help of food stylist Seiko Ogawanoodle, a reflection and a highlight of the directors sharp aesthetic eye. This sumptuous food photography is accompanied by a soundtrack of bubbling broths, slurping, and sizzling . In Tampopo, food is life. It is death, and sex, and everything between, a film of gastronomic delights, garnished with positive themes of community spirit, earthy good-nature, and that greatness is the result of hard work and dedication. Outstanding performances delight in the tasteful mix of wicked humour and surreal eroticism. Tampopo is a brilliant and wonderful culinary odyssey right up to the rolling end credits with a reflection on our first mouthful ... Highly Recommended What classic films do you enjoy which have as a main plot ingredient FOOD ? ...
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Post by marianne48 on Nov 9, 2017 23:29:22 GMT
I love the scene with the raw egg. Sex and cholesterol.
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Post by OldAussie on Nov 9, 2017 23:42:28 GMT
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Post by OldAussie on Nov 9, 2017 23:43:47 GMT
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Post by OldAussie on Nov 9, 2017 23:45:28 GMT
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Post by wmcclain on Nov 10, 2017 0:23:01 GMT
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Post by koskiewicz on Nov 10, 2017 16:14:03 GMT
...I am reminded of the scene in "Tom Jones" (Albert Finney) where he is eating along with a woman and he and she are savoring every bite as they stare lustfully at each other.
And there is also "Babette's Feast"
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Post by teleadm on Nov 10, 2017 17:23:03 GMT
I loved Tampopo 1985, but it was so long ago since I've seen it. No Reservations 2007 (Swedish title translated to English was Love on the Menu) Catherine Zeta-Jones and Aaron Eckhart, tried to be an old fashioned romance and nearly succeeded, and made me hungry. Le Grande Bouffe 1973 (in some countries called The Big Feast) A very dark black comedy about four men who has decided to eat themselves to death. Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret, Ugo Tognazzi and Marcello Mastroianni.
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Post by manfromplanetx on Nov 10, 2017 21:07:49 GMT
I loved Tampopo 1985, but it was so long ago since I've seen it.. Le Grande Bouffe 1973 (in some countries called The Big Feast) A very dark black comedy about four men who has decided to eat themselves to death. Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret, Ugo Tognazzi and Marcello Mastroianni. Many Thanks teleadm for the food film recommendations, especially for the film Le Grande Bouffe looks wonderful ... I have never heard of it Have ordered myself a serving ...
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Nov 10, 2017 21:45:41 GMT
It's been a long while since I watched it, but I think I quite enjoyed Waitress starring Keri Russell and Nathan Fillion. It was funny in places (especially the names Keri Russell's character gave to the pies she made), sad in others, and if you want to see Jeremy Sisto from Suburgatory and Clueless play a real loathsome character, then this is the film for you! It's very tragic that the writer/director of the film was murdered shortly after the film's completion.
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Post by Doghouse6 on Nov 11, 2017 0:58:21 GMT
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs Of Europe? (1978) George Segal, Jacqueline Bissett and Robert Morley head an international cast in a tasty and beautifully-presented murder mystery that's as light as a souffle yet sweetly satisfying. It's the bombe!
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Post by petrolino on Nov 11, 2017 4:21:44 GMT
Le Grande Bouffe 1973 (in some countries called The Big Feast) A very dark black comedy about four men who has decided to eat themselves to death. Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret, Ugo Tognazzi and Marcello Mastroianni. One of Marco Ferreri's greatest pictures!
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Post by pimpinainteasy on Nov 11, 2017 4:48:40 GMT
Le Grande Bouffe 1973 (in some countries called The Big Feast) A very dark black comedy about four men who has decided to eat themselves to death. Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret, Ugo Tognazzi and Marcello Mastroianni. One of Marco Ferreri's greatest pictures! i watched it on a DVD that got stuck towards the end. so i couldnt complete it. now i remember very little of it.
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Post by petrolino on Nov 11, 2017 4:57:14 GMT
One of Marco Ferreri's greatest pictures! i watched it on a DVD that got stuck towards the end. so i couldnt complete it. now i remember very little of it. That's unfortunate. Check it out in its entirety if you can.
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Post by mikef6 on Nov 11, 2017 15:17:21 GMT
Jack Lemmon strains spaghetti through a tennis racket in this classic scene.
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Post by wmcclain on Nov 11, 2017 15:37:38 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2017 15:45:32 GMT
Chocolat (2000)
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Post by politicidal on Nov 11, 2017 16:01:17 GMT
I can't believe nobody mentioned 'Eat Drink Man Woman' (1993) yet.
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Post by morrisondylanfan on Nov 11, 2017 16:13:44 GMT
The first one that comes to mind has food used to show a blossoming romance:
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Post by teleadm on Nov 11, 2017 17:23:20 GMT
morrisondylanfan That scene from Lady and the Tramp is showed on Swedish Television every year on Christmas Eve, so much so that the song "Bella Notte" has became a standard that everyone here associates it with the Christmas Seasons nowdays.
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