Imprint
Original title: Pushing Hands, The Wedding Banquet, Eat Drink Man Woman
Year: 1991-1994
Country: Taiwan
Region code: B
Contents: Blu-ray
EAN: 9337369050423
Image: 1.85:1, 1.78:1
HDR: -
Audio:
Mandarin - LPCM 2.0
English - LPCM 2.0
Subtitles: English
Rating: M
Genre: Drama
Cast: Sihung Lung, Winston Chao, Chit-Man Chan, Ya-Lei Kuei, Mitchell Lichtenstein, Victor Chan
Director: Ang Lee
Synopsis:
Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee has soared to the heights of Hollywood with big-budget genre entries, but these 90s dramedies are where he made his start, then retroactively branded as the “Father Knows Best” trilogy.
Connected in their exploration of class and culture conflict, the three films tackle tension through a comedic lens, each starring regular Ang Lee collaborator Lung Sihung as a key paternal figure, and found critical and commercial success not only in Taiwan but on an international scale, catapulting Ang Lee into the global spotlight.
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A recently widowed tai-chi master moves from Beijing to New York to live with his son and his family, but his American daughter-in-law is not pleased with the arrangement - particularly when he finds fault with how she manages the home.
Starring Sihung Lung, Lai Wang, Bo Z. Wang, Deb Snyder, and Haan Lee.
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A gay businessman plans a sham marriage to a penniless Chinese artist in need of a green card to fool his conservative Taiwanese parents. His plan backfires when his parents arrive to plan the wedding banquet, forcing him to hide their true relationship.
The winner of the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival and five Golden Horse Awards, The Wedding Banquet was nominated for an Academy Award and was a box-office smash on release.
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A widowed master chef struggles to communicate with his three daughters, despite the dazzling and delicious array of culinary creations he prepares for them at the dinner table.
Filmed on location in Ang Lee's hometown Taipei, the film was nominated for an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, three Golden Horse Awards and six Independent Spirit Awards, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest entries in Asian cinema.
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