Tampopo

There are some films you watch and you think, “why do I not hear more people talking about this film?” This film is absolutely rapturous and beautiful. An incredibly heartwarming adventure full of delectable frames and delicious food. The colours in this film are absolutely beautiful. Itami transitions from colour to colour with delicate and pleasant grace. Itami also mixes together so many genres - one scene this a comedy, the next it’s an espionage thriller. That opening scene is absolutely perfect. I knew from the first moment that I was going to love this film. And the comedy throughout is genius - this is such a funny film, that even though I don’t speak the language and read through subtitles, it’s still absolutely hilarious. This is a film I could revisit over and over again. And it’s a film I think my dad would love, I ought to turn his head to the film at some point, I think he’d absolutely love it.