The Ramen Girl

This week's movie is The Ramen Girl. It's an American independent film directed by Robert Ackerman. One must be careful to not dismiss this movie just because it stars Brittany Murphy. The easy movie to compare this one to is Lost in Translation. While they are both about Americans being lost in Japan, they are quite different movies.

Official Synopsis:

Abruptly abandoned by her boyfriend, a young American woman (Murphy) finds herself suddenly alone and adrift in Tokyo. Lost in the shuffle of a foreign culture, and seeking to console herself, Abby winds up hanging out in her neighborhood ramen shop. After observing the magical effects of the shop's ramen on the customers, Abby convinces herself that her true path in life is to become a ramen chef. Abby persuades the shop's tyrannical, temperamental Japanese master chef to teach her the art of making ramen. And although their relationship is contentious and rocky, they both discover the most important ingredient of all - that each ramen bowl must contain a universe of feeling and truly be a gift from the heart.

Again we'll be watching this movie together on Sunday the 16th at 6:00 PM Pacific Time. Keen your eyes on twitter for details when it starts.

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