The Ramen Girl (2008)

Note Générale:

5,8/10   

Réalisateur:

Robert Allan Ackerman

Scénariste:

Becca Topol (written by)

Date de sortie:

23 octobre 2008 (Russia)

Genre:

Comedie | Drame | Romance

Accroche:

In food as in life, sometimes the missing ingredient is love.

Intrigue:

An American woman is stranded in Tokyo after breaking up with her boyfriend. Searching for direction in life, she trains to be a râmen chef under a tyrannical Japanese master.

Plot Keywords:

Master | Japanese | Ramen | Race Relations | Tokyo Japan

Avis des utilisateurs:

A Creative and Fascinating Fusion of Japanese and American

Ensemble

Brittany Murphy	...	Abby
Kosei Asami	...	Young Boy
Toshiyuki Nishida	...	Maezumi
Gabriel Mann	...	Ethan
Akiko Monou	...	Mio
Sohee Park	...	Toshi Iwamoto
Haruki Kobayashi	...	Jin
Kimiko Yo	...	Reiko
Maria Abe	...	Asami
Renji Ishibashi	...	Udagawa
Daisuke Takahashi	...	Tom
Daniel Evans	...	Charlie
Tammy Blanchard	...	Gretchan
Daigo Tanji	...	Taxi Driver
Thane Camus	...	Wilson

Autre(s) titre(s):

Râmen gâru (Japan)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual content.

Durée:

102 min | Germany:122 min (European Film Market)

Pays:

USA | Japan

Langue:

Japonais | Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Australia:M

Lieux de tournage:

Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Société:

Media 8 Entertainment

Guillemet:

Abby: Somewhere along the way I just forgot what I wanted to do with my life...

Bande son:

Livin' in the City

A Creative and Fascinating Fusion of Japanese and American

Shot on location this drama is unique in that it attempts to portray a spoiled (rich) girl literally abandoned in Tokyo Japan and whose solace is found in learning to cook Ramen noodles from a grumpy and difficult Ramen cook. What makes this movie special is its heavy use of actual Japanese dialogue with subtitles and Brittany Murphy's character's actual very limited Japanese. What happens on screen is a rarely seen storyline where the main characters are relatively clueless as to what the other person is talking about. Somewhat like ENEMY MINE (1985), a sci fi movie where the protagonist and antagonist are aliens to each other, Brittany's character and her sensei (teacher) must bumble through somehow. There is also suggestive similarities to SIMPLY Irresistible (1999) where Sarah Michelle Gellar cooks up emotional dishes but without the literal magic in that movie. Unfortunately a few editing problems and storyline line flow are disrupted by the sometimes later collapse or confusion as to the English/Japanese language barrier (where there are a few scenes where it's confusing as to how much Japanese and English the characters understand, and also some underdeveloped backstories and follow-through on their emotionally satisfying resolution (the sensei's son for example). While played as a drama, it is somewhat light on the drama which in some ways misses the opportunity to play it even more straight and serious which may have enabled this movie to become an actual serious contender for an award. The ending also didn't seem to quite gel in some ways as the abrupt nature of the changes in Brittany's character's life seem somewhat sudden and inconsistent with how the movie seemed to be flowing.