The Joy Luck Club (1993)

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" The Joy Luck Club was formed by four women in San Francisco: Lindo Jong, Ying-Ying St. Clair, An-Mei Hsu, and Suyuan Woo. The members have mainly played mahjong and told each other stories over the years. They emigrated from China, their native country, remarried, and gave birth to children in America. Suyuan's daughter June replaced her when Suyuan died four months before the time the film is set. The mothers have high hopes for their daughters' successes, but the daughters struggle throu"

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" Director: Wayne Wang His 7th movie My 8th movie watched from the director I remember hearing about/knowing about this movie as a kid and it never appealed to me. I assumed it would be a lame melodrama. Now I'm ashamed of the negative perception because it's actually a pretty good movie. Melodramatic, still a yes, but done well. So many strong performances in here and it's kind of crazy how none of these actresses became movie stars afterward. Added to Lists: __________ Location: S"

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" Date: 4/18/2022 Viewed: Amazon Prime First Viewing Note: I remember seeing parts of The Joy Luck Club on TV as a kid in the 1990s, but I've never seen the entire film until now. I'm glad I saw it because it was wonderful. In my opinion, The Joy Luck Club is a fantastic film. I was honestly blown away by it. The film has the feel of an anthology film, with four different Chinese women telling different stories about how their lives have changed over the decades. I love how The Joy Luck Club "

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"The year that this film was released, I had a overcontrolling girlfriend who only wanted to go out when she was the one who planned it and was in control of the date. On one particular weekend night, we were supposed to go see Joy Luck Club but as was her M.O., since it was at my suggestion, she phoned me at the last minute to tell that she felt like maybe she was (conveniently) coming down with something. Now, let me emphasize that she was a controlling-ass bitch. So she definitely wanted us to"

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" Directed by: Wayne Wang Produced by: Ronald Bass, Oliver Stone, Amy Tan, Patrick Market, Wayne Wang, and Janet Yang Written by: Ronald Bass and Amy Tan Based on the novel by: Amy Tan Cinematography: Amir Moki Edited by: Maysie Hoy Music by: Rachel Portman Distributed by: Hollywood Pictures"