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Ramen Shop<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramen shop, directed by Eric Khoo, is a movie from Singapore with a slight plot (trailer<\/a>), but who cares? The real star is the food. A young Japanese ramen shop worker\u2019s father\u2014a legendary ramen chef\u2014dies. The son, in his early 20s, and a skilled chef himself, goes in search of his roots in Singapore. That\u2019s where his father met his Chinese mother. He isn\u2019t seeking just family connection, but also culinary roots, as a precious childhood memory is his uncle\u2019s spare rib soup, bak kut teh<\/em>. You see a lot of this dish being made (I\u2019m using an online recipe<\/a> to try it myself this week!) The healing power of food and the closeness inspired by cooking together as a family are sweetly invoked. If you don\u2019t eat dinner before going to this film, you may end up chewing the sleeve of your jacket! Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> critics rating: 86%; audiences: 83%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Search of Beethoven<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The composer\u2019s 250th<\/sup> birthday year<\/a> is generating numerous celebratory concerts and events, including resurrection of this 2009 documentary, written and directed by Phil Grabsky (trailer<\/a>). Featuring a great many fine European pianists, string players, and orchestras, to a great extent the film lets the music speak for itself. It makes nice use of street scene photography (Bonn, Vienna), paintings and sculptures of the artist, and charming drawings of city life in the 1800s. The director is a frequent user of extreme closeup, in which you can almost feel the piano keys and violin strings under the musicians\u2019 fingertips, which creates an unusual intimacy with the music. Nice sprinkle of talking heads and thoughtful narration. You come away feeling as if you\u2019ve been to one of the best concerts ever. Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> critics rating: 92%; audiences: 80%. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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