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The Wedding Banquet is a 1993 romantic comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Ang Lee. The story concerns a bisexual Taiwanese immigrant man (played by Winston Chao , in his film debut) who marries a mainland Chinese woman ( May Chin ) to placate his parents ( Gua Ah-leh and Lung Sihung ) and get her a green card .
Aug 4, 1993 · The Wedding Banquet: Directed by Ang Lee. With Ah-Lei Gua, Sihung Lung, May Chin, Winston Chao. To satisfy his nagging parents, a gay landlord and a female tenant agree to a marriage of convenience, but his parents arrive to visit and things get out of hand.
- (17K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Ang Lee
- 1993-08-04
The film became a critical hit at the time, launching Ang Lee to international recognition, winning all kinds of awards, including a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards.
Ang Lee's funny and ultimately poignant comedy of manners reveals the filmmaker's skill across genres. Wai-Tung (Winston Chao) and his boyfriend (Mitchell Lichtenstein) live happily as a...
- (29)
- Ang Lee
- R
- Winston Chao
Synopsis. A little deception at the reception. 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.
- (13.8K)
- Ang Lee
Opens on June 25. Director: Ang LeeRun Time: 109 min.Format: DCPRelease Year: 1993Language: Mandarin Chinese and English with English subtitles. Starring: Gua Ah-leh, May Chin, Mitchell Lichtenstein, Sihung Lung, Winston Chao. Screenwriters: Ang Lee, Neil Peng, James Schamus. Producers: Ang Lee, James Schamus, Ted Hope.
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The Wedding Banquet is a 1993 romantic comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Ang Lee. The story concerns a gay Taiwanese immigrant man who marries a mainland Chinese woman to placate his parents and get her a green card.
