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The Wedding Banquet (Xi Yan) (1993)

7.6 Listal rating
7.5 IMDB rating

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Directed by


Starring (View all) :
Dion Birney

Dion Birney

Andrew
Jeanne Kuo Chang

Jeanne Kuo Chang

Wai-Tung's Secretary
Winston Chao

Winston Chao

Wai-Tung Gao
Paul Chen

Paul Chen

Guest
May Chin

May Chin

Wei-Wei
Yun Chung

Yun Chung

Guest
Ho-Mean Fu

Ho-Mean Fu

Guest
Michael Gaston

Michael Gaston

Justice of the Peace
Ya-lei Kuei

Ya-lei Kuei

Mrs. Gao


Written by (View all) :
Ang Lee

Ang Lee

writer
Neil Peng

Neil Peng

writer


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I don't understand! No, *I* don't.

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at May 13 23:57
One of Ang Lee's earliest works, this comedy/drama is an excellent mix of unconventional characters, delicate family dynamics, cross cultural exchanges and a decidedly mixed ending. Ang Lee knows how to extract humour from settings that are not over the top and write compassionate yet flawed characters that don't feel artificial.

The title of the review? An exchange between two characters that don't understand the contradictions in the other person, but still accept them for who they are. I thought it summed up the spirit of the movie perfectly for me.

Rating : 9/10