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    A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

    2008 · Romance · 1h 23m

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  1. And that is what he has done in "A Thousand Years of Good Prayers." The critic Todd McCarthy is correct in calling the film "Ozu-like." It is an intensely observed, small-scale family drama involving disagreement between generations. A father from China arrives in America for his first visit in years with his daughter.

  2. Sep 19, 2008 · Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. In the wake of his wife's death, Shi (Henry O) leaves his native China to find his estranged daughter, Yilan (Faye Yu), in the United States. There, Shi befriends ...

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    • Henry O
    • Wayne Wang
    • Drama, Romance
  3. A Thousand Years of Good Prayers feels like a fragile wafer of a movie, but it fills you like a three-course meal. Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 17, 2008. A Chinese father visiting his ...

  4. Sep 19, 2008 · Directed by Wayne Wang. Drama, Romance. Not Rated. 1h 23m. By Nathan Lee. Sept. 18, 2008. “A Thousand Years of Good Prayers” is a gentle, pleasantly unrushed piece of moviemaking. There’s a ...

    • Wayne Wang
  5. Sep 13, 2007 · Movie Reviews; A Thousand Years of Good Prayers. TORONTO -- A modest but moving, finely observed portrait of a father/daughter relationship from Wayne Wang that will resonate deeply for many viewers.

  6. Sep 19, 2008 · Family ties bind us together in visceral ways, but the forces of modern life often seem to drive parents and children apart. Elderly Mr. Shi, a widower and a retired scientist, has arrived from Beijing to spend time with his divorced daughter, Yilan. He hopes to help her sort out her life in this strange new country. (Magnolia)

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  8. Persian. A Thousand Years of Good Prayers is a 2007 American drama film directed by Wayne Wang and starring Faye Yu, Henry O, Vida Ghahremani and Pasha D. Lychnikoff. It is adapted from the short story by Yiyun Li and shot on a high-end high-definition video camera. [1]

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