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     Michelle Krusiec

     Wil
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     Joan Chen

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     Lynn Chen

     Vivian
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     Jessica Hecht

     Randi
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     Ato Essandoh

     Jay
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     Nathanel Geng

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Saving_Face_(2004_film)Saving Face (2004 film) - Wikipedia

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   Saving Face is a 2004 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Alice Wu, in her feature-length debut. The film focuses on Wilhelmina, a young Chinese American surgeon; her unwed, pregnant mother; and her dancer girlfriend. It was the first Hollywood movie that centered on Chinese Americans since The Joy Luck Club (1993).

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     Alice Wu (Chinese: 伍 思 薇; born April 21, 1970) is an...

   • Michelle Krusiec

     Film Krusiec was a Best Actress nominee in the Golden Horse...

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     Lynn Chen (Chinese: 陳凌; pinyin: chén líng) is a...

3. www.imdb.com › title › tt0384504Saving Face (2004) - IMDb

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   Jun 24, 2005 · Saving Face: Directed by Alice Wu. With Michelle Krusiec, Joan Chen, Lynn Chen, Jin Wang. A gay Chinese-American and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.

   • 7.4/10 (13K)
   • Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

   • Director: Alice Wu
   • Release Date: 2005-06-24

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5. www.wikiwand.com › en › Saving_Face_(2004_film)Saving Face (2004 film) - Wikiwand

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   Saving Face is a 2004 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Alice Wu, in her feature-length debut. The film focuses on Wilhelmina, a young Chinese American surgeon; her unwed, pregnant mother; and her dancer girlfriend. It was the first Hollywood movie that centered on Chinese Americans since The Joy Luck Club (1993).

6. www.herculture.org › blog › 2021/9/10Alice Wu’s "Saving Face": Exploring Identity through Comedy

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   Sep 10, 2021 · Saving Face (2004) is a film directed by Alice Wu. The story follows Wil, a medical student who navigates relationships with her girlfriend, Vivian, and her unexpectedly pregnant mother, Hwei-Lan. The story takes place primarily in Queens’ Chinatown, with a large bulk of the script being written in Mandarin.

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   What is'saving face' based on?

   • Wil (Michelle Krusiec) and her widowed mother Hwei-Lan (Joan Chen) privately worry that their choices will disappoint and dishonor their family — hence the overarching theme of “saving face.”

   Saving Face is a queer Asian American rom-com - Vox

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   Is saving face a good movie?

   • In Saving Face, the parallel mother-daughter stories elevate the film, offering a refreshing tale of queer-straight solidarity against patriarchy and a repudiation of fear, shame, pride and prejudice. All the characters are flawed – bigoted, domineering, gutless – but none feel entirely villainous.

   Saving Face: The Half of It director's 2004 lesbian romcom debut was

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   Did 'Saving Face' fail at the end?

   • Holden's overall positive review noted that the film had failings at the end: "Sadly, as "Saving Face" ties up the strands of its story, it forfeits its credibility at a wedding finale with a series of instant feel-good solutions and reconciliations."

   Saving Face (2004 film) - Wikipedia

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   Is saving face a romcom?

   • Saving Face as a romantic comedy shows that filmmakers can tell delightful stories about minorities, without having to resort to tragedy. By utilizing and subverting the romcom genre, Alice Wu creates a groundbreaking story which remains acclaimed nearly 20 years after its release.

   Alice Wu’s "Saving Face": Exploring Identity through Comedy

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8. www.vox.com › 23055086 › saving-face-aliSaving Face is a queer Asian American rom-com - Vox

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   May 4, 2022 · Saving Face, a 2004 romantic dramedy, features a Chinese American mother-daughter duo who are, unbeknownst to each other, each reckoning with an illicit romantic relationship. Wil (Michelle...

9. www.theguardian.com › culture › 2021Saving Face: The Half of It director's 2004 lesbian romcom ...

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   Feb 9, 2021 · Saving Face was the feature film debut for writer and director Alice Wu, a Taiwanese-American lesbian who drew, in part, from her own story. It would be 16 years before she saw the release of...

10. www.queercinemaarchive.com › the-archive › saving-faceSaving Face (2004) — QUEER CINEMA ARCHIVE

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    Apr 26, 2024 · Lynn Chen, Michelle Krusiec & Joan Chen star in queer filmmaker Alice Wu’s pioneering 2004 lesbian rom-com SAVING FACE.