The Joy Luck Club (film)
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| Directed by | Wayne Wang |
| Produced by | Oliver Stone Amy Tan Patrick Markey |
| 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 film about the relationships between Chinese-American women and their Chinese mothers. It is based on the 1989 novel of the same name by Amy Tan, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ronald Bass. 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] Controversy
Though the "Joy Luck Club" has been widely praised by critics and was well-received by audiences, it has also been criticized by noted Asian American author Frank Chin and other critics for allegedly perpetuating racial stereotypes.[1][2][3] These views however stand in stark contrast with that of Chinese-American director Wayne Wang, who was impressed with Amy Tan’s original novel and was open to bringing "The Joy Luck Club" to the big screen.[4]
[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
[edit] References
- ^ Come All Ye Asian American Writers of the Real and the Fake
- ^ The Joy Luck Club
- ^ Review: The Joy Luck Club
- ^ "Asian images in film spotlight - The Joy Luck Club". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved on 03 July, 2008.
