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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Ang Lee |
| Stars: |
May Chin |
| Actors: |
Sihung Lung |
| Genre: |
Foreign Films |
| Subgenre: |
Family Interaction · Scams And Cons · Chinese/Cantonese · Comedy |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
027616906915 |
| Release Date: |
1993 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 50min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
Chinese/Mandarin |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 48min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (June 15, 2004)
UPC: 027616906915 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 50min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (September 28, 1994)
UPC: 086162817038 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
James Schamus |
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Professional Reviews
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(08/04/1993, p.C18, Stephen Holden): "...A contemporary bedroom farce....The unusual film comedy in which humor springs as much from character as from situation..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"This floor has been liberated but since you're so handsome you may come in."--Wei-Wei (May Chin) to Wai-Tung (Winston Chao)
"As a married couple you'll be able to take a big tax break."--Simon (Mitchell Lictenstein) giving the convincing argument for the fake marriage to Wai-Tung |
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Gao Wai-Tung (Winston Chao) lives the good life: He runs a successful real-estate business in New York and has a wonderful relationship with his lover, Simon (Mitchell Lichtenstein). The only problem is that his elderly parents in Taiwan don't know he's gay--and they're pushing him to get married and present them with a grandchild. So, with Simon's approval, Wai-Tung strikes a bargain with Wei-Wei (May Chin), a charming young Chinese woman who is one of his tenants. If she'll marry him, he'll help her get a green card so she can stay in the United States. The charade culiminates in an elaborate Chinese banquet that no one will soon forget. <br> <br> The second in director Ang Lee's Father Knows Best trilogy (completed by PUSHING HANDS and EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN), THE WEDDING BANQUET established Lee as a superior observer of intimate and domestic life. Cultural miscommunication, the obligations of tradition, and the difficulty of coming out as gay are all depicted with both hilarity and heartbreaking reality. |
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