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Eat Drink Man Woman
Original Title
Yin shi nan nu- Director: Ang Lee
- Writer: Ang Lee; James Schamus
- Producer: Ted Hope; Kong Hsu
CGiii Comment
Ang Lee is the only reason this is in CGiii - and, what a bleak portrayal of heterosexual life he presents.
His depiction of women is not pleasant - these sisters/daughters are all equally horrific.
The food looks fresh and colourful, the humour is dull and archaic.
This has been showered with praise - inexplicably.
An overly long-drawn out film that leaves you feeling rather unsatisfied.
Nothing happens then suddenly everything happens - with the most ridiculous speed.
It looks good, it would smell great - but, the taste...not so palatable.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Senior Master Chef Chu lives in a large house in Taipei with his three unmarried daughters, Jia-Jen, a chemistry teacher converted to Christianity, Jia-Chien, an airline executive, and Jia-Ning, a student who also works in a fast food restaurant. Life in the house revolves around the ritual of an elaborate dinner each Sunday, and the love lives of all the family members.
Cast & Characters
Sihung Lung as Chu;
Yu-Wen Wang as Jia-Ning;
Chien-lien Wu as Jia-Chien;
Kuei-Mei Yang as Jia-Jen;
Sylvia Chang as Jin-Rong;
Winston Chao as Li Kai;
Chao-jung Chen as Guo Lun;
Lester Chit-Man Chan as Raymond;
Yu Chen as Rachel;
Ya-lei Kuei as Madame Liang;
Chi-Der Hong as Class Leader;
Gin-Ming Hsu as Coach Chai;
Huel-Yi Lin as Sister Chang;
Shih-Jay Lin as Chief's Son;
Chin-Cheng Lu as Ming-Dao