No one knows where these people come from.But every once in a while a group of them will spring up, dandelion style, with an idea so odd and yet so fully realized that you wonder why it took them and only them to make it happen.
Take the group called Food at 24fps. (That stands for Food at 24 frames-per-second, which happens to be the standard exposure rate for 35 mm movie cameras).
Their purpose in life is to screen classic and obscure films about food.
They don't charge you anything for admission. (Though they won't turn down a five-spot if you've got one handy as you're walking in the door.)
They will provide "appropriate refreshments" when possible. (We aren't sure what that means, exactly, but we're awful curious to know.)
And their first event is tonight.
Naturally, this being the week before Valentine's Day and all, the subject of the film is sex, food, and maybe (maybe) love. The film is called Tampopo (it means dandelion in Japanese), it was first released in 1985, and you can read more about it here.
It's a cheap date. And a memorable one.
If you're looking for something a little more... unusual this Valentine's Day, this is it.
WHAT: Screening of Tampopo by Food at 24fps
WHERE: Adams Pool Theater in Adams House at Harvard, 29 Bow Street, Cambridge
WHEN: Tonight at 6 p.m.
COST: $0 though contributions are welcome
DAILY TIDBIT:
According to a review of the movie in 1987 in the New York Times, Tampopo's title character is a youngish widow who aspires to make, cook and serve the best noodles in any noodle shop in Tokyo. Her noodles at the beginning of the movie are promising but not great; the male lead, a trucker passer-by, describes them as "sincere" but "lacking in guts." The rest of the movie is a quest through Tokyo for the perfect ramen recipe.
