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   George to Bill Anderson   
   Re: TAMPOPO (1985 - Japanese)   
   22 Jun 22 03:50:54   
   
   From: george.ruch74@gmail.com   
      
   Bill Anderson  wrote:   
      
   >It's a paean to food and it's funny.  The main story is about a single   
   >mother struggling to run a ramen noodle shop and the help she receives   
   >from a couple of benevolent truck drivers.  Interspersed in this story   
   >are several unconnected vignettes, all involving food and dining. I can   
   >think of no other movie to compare this to, but I can say it delighted   
   >me like no movie has in quite a while.  It's surprising, it's absurd,   
   >and it's a treasure.  Give it a look.   
      
   Seconded.  It's great fun.   
      
   Opening line from a review I wrote several years ago:   
      
   "Cowboy Truck driver and sidekick walk into the   
   wrong saloon noodle bar..."   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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