The Joy Luck Club (film)
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| Directed by | Wayne Wang |
| Produced by | Oliver Stone |
| Written by | Amy Tan (writer) |
| Starring | Ming-Na Rosalind Chao Lauren Tom France Nuyen Tamlyn Tomita Kieu Chinh Lisa Lu Tsai Chin |
| Distributed by | Hollywood Pictures |
| Release date(s) | September 8, 1993 |
| Running time | 139 min. |
| Language | English/Mandarin/Cantonese |
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The Joy Luck Club is a 1993 American movie about the relationships between Chinese-American women and their Chinese mothers. It was based on the 1989 novel of the same name by Amy Tan. The film was produced by Oliver Stone and directed by Wayne Wang. The cast is notable for consisting primarily of Asian American women.
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[edit] International names
Chinese: (Traditional) 喜福會 (Simplified) 喜福会 pinyin: Xǐ Fú Huì
[edit] Plot
Four older women, all Chinese immigrants living in San Francisco, meet regularly to play mah-jong, eat, and tell stories. Each of these women have adult Chinese-American daughters. The film reveals the hidden pasts of the older women and explores cultural conflict and the relationships between mothers and daughters. The film is structured as a series of vignettes told from the perspectives of the different women.
[edit] Criticism
Though this movie has been widely praised by critics, it has been criticized by noted Asian American author Frank Chin for perpetuating racist stereotypes. [1] [2] [3]
[edit] Cast
- Kieu Chinh - Suyuan Woo
- Tsai Chin - Lindo Jong
- France Nuyen - Ying-Ying St. Clair
- Lisa Lu - An-Mei Hsu
- Ming-Na - Jing-Mei 'June' Woo (as Ming-Na Wen)
- Tamlyn Tomita - Waverly Jong
- Lauren Tom - Lena St. Clair
- Rosalind Chao - Rose Hsu Jordan
- Michael Paul Chan - Harold, Lena's Husband
- Andrew McCarthy - Ted Jordan
- Christopher Rich - Rich
- Russell Wong - Lin Xiao
- Vivian Wu - An-Mei's Mother
- Chao-Li Chi - Canning Woo
- Melanie Chang - June (Age 9)
- Victor Wong - Old Chong the Piano Teacher
- Lisa Connolly - Singing Girl
- Vu Mai - Waverly (Age 6-9)
- Irene Ng - Lindo (Adolescent)
- Ying Wu - Lindo (Age 4)
- Mei Juan Xi - Lindo's Mother
[edit] Crew
- Directed by: Wayne Wang
- Screenplay by: Amy Tan & Ronald Bass
- Produced by: Oliver Stone
