Up Next in Tessa Thompson’s Adventures in Moviegoing

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  Black Girl

  Black Girl

  Directed by Ousmane Sembène • 1966 • Senegal
  Starring M’Bissine Thérèse Diop

  Ousmane Sembène was one of the greatest and most groundbreaking filmmakers who ever lived, as well as the most renowned African director of the twentieth century—and yet his name still deserves to be better known in ...

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  Tessa Thompson on TAMPOPO

  Tessa Thompson on TAMPOPO

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  Tampopo

  Tampopo

  Directed by Juzo Itami • 1985 • Japan
  Starring Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Koji Yakusho

  The tale of an eccentric band of culinary ronin who guide the widow of a noodle-shop owner on her quest for the perfect recipe, this rapturous "ramen western" by Japanese director Juzo Itami is an ente...