The Wedding Banquet (1993): Plot, Cast & Rating

Name: The Wedding Banquet
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1993
Duration: 108 min
Cast: Winston Chao, Gua Ah-leh, Lung Sihung, May Chin, Mitchell Lichtenstein

What The Wedding Banquet Is About

A Taiwanese man living in New York arranges a marriage of convenience with a woman rather than come out to his parents, and then his parents arrive for the wedding. Ang Lee uses the farce structure fully while keeping his attention on who pays for the lie, and the position of the woman in the arrangement gets harder in every scene. The cultural collision is not east against west but what is said against what is known, and how much the parents have already worked out is the film's best knot. The ending is less happy than negotiated.

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What is The Wedding Banquet about?

A Taiwanese man living in New York arranges a marriage of convenience with a woman rather than come out to his parents, and then his parents arrive for the wedding. Ang Lee uses the farce structure fully while keeping his attention on who pays for the lie, and the position of the woman in the arrangement gets harder in every scene.

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How long is The Wedding Banquet?

The Wedding Banquet runs for 108 minutes (1h 48m).

When did The Wedding Banquet come out?

The Wedding Banquet was released in 1993.

Who directed The Wedding Banquet?

The Wedding Banquet was directed by Ang Lee.

Who stars in The Wedding Banquet?

The Wedding Banquet stars Winston Chao, Gua Ah-leh, Lung Sihung, May Chin.

What is The Wedding Banquet's rating?

The Wedding Banquet holds 7.6/10 on IMDb and 7.2/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 75 out of 100.