The Wedding Banquet
dir. Ang Lee
77
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A Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a marriage of convenience to a Chinese woman in order to keep his parents off his back and to get the woman a green card. Chaos follows when his parents arrive in New York for the wedding.
Critics consensus
Ang Lee's funny and ultimately poignant comedy of manners, The Wedding Banquet reveals the filmmaker's skill across genres.
Directed byAng Lee
StarringWinston Chao, Gua Ah-leh, Lung Sihung, May Chin, Mitchell Lichtenstein, Vanessa Yang
Written byAng Lee, Neil Peng, James Schamus
CinematographyJong Lin
EditingTim Squyres
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The Wedding Banquet
1993 · R · 1h 48m
Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a marriage of convenience to a Chinese woman in order to keep his parents off his back and to get the woman a green card. Chaos follows when his parents arrive in New York for the wedding.
Critics Consensus
Ang Lee's funny and ultimately poignant comedy of manners, The Wedding Banquet reveals the filmmaker's skill across genres.
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