Saving Face
When 48-year-old widow Hwei-Lan Gao (Joan Chen) informs her less-than understanding father she's pregnant, he banishes her from Flushing until she remarries or proves Immaculate Conception. With nowhere else to go, Hwei-Lan moves in with her grown daughter, Wil (Michelle Krusiec), a Manhattan doctor who doesn't want a roommate, especially since she's met Viv (Lynn Chen), her sexy young lover. So Wil does what any dutiful child with an expectant, unmarried mother on her hands would do: she proceeds to set Hwei-Lan up with every eligible bachelor in town.
Saving Face starts like you might expect a Chinese-American lesbian romantic comedy to start: Young surgeon Wilhelmina (Michelle Krusiec, in her first starring role) has kept her sexual orientation secret from the conservative Chinese community of Flushing, NY--but when her mother (Joan Chen, The Last Emperor) becomes pregnant and is kicked out by her own parents, Wil suddenly has to juggle her mother's secrets with her own...which include her sparky new romance with Vivian (Lynn Chen), a ballet dancer and the daughter of Wil's boss. This bundle of intrigue and lust could motivate a wacky farce, but writer/director Alice Wu takes things a step further, delving into the characters' psyches and the complex social rules of their world while still crafting a strong plot and plenty of sly humor. Wu captures excellent performances from her entire cast, particularly Joan Chen, who gives perhaps her most multifaceted performance. A rich, rewarding, and delightful movie. --Bret Fetzer
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Saving Face Reviews
very well done. this movie has so many lovable charactors and you just feel good when it's over.which is way too soon. i normally like action movies so when i saw this movie and fell in love with it i was shocked.
Not the typical asian movie, a lot of comedy, romance and decision making in this movie.it has a lot of twists, so you never really know what's about to happen. I enjoyed this movie very much. Great on screen chemistry. For some odd reason everytime i watch it i get very hungry though. Alice Wu did a great job with her director's commentary.
It's full of laughs yet pulls in some serious moments as well.a great balance. The lesbian story line is primary, but does not dominate the movie as other issues are addressed. I am very picky about movies, especially those of the lesbian genre.thankfully this movie made it to the top of my shelf with "Loving Annabelle," "DEBS," "Imagine Me and You," and the other hits. You will enjoy this movie whether you're straight, gay, bi, or whatever.
i literally watch every night like a crazy obsessed person lol. i pretty much love this movie.
:) This movie was just spectacluar. It is so realistic, how everyone acted in the movie(such as what they say and how they displayed there emotions), the events that took place, all based off something that could or has happened to someone. I really like how the setting was, living in an asian community and being asian, the evnts that take place and how some people act are pretty much dead on. The story itself is wonderful, how the main charcater is scared at first but finally comes around to herself. Also recommend it to those people who are too scared to take a chance/try to be in the relationship with the person you really want to be with. I definitely recommend this movie to anyone who likes a humorous movie with drama mixed in.
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