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Name: Saving Face
Released: 2005-5-20
Cast: Joan Chen, Lynn Chen, Michelle Krusiec

Saving Face

R
1h 37m
2005

88%

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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.

Director:

Alice Wu

Producer:

Teddy Zee, James Lassiter, Will Smith

Writer:

Alice Wu

Cast:

Joan Chen, Lynn Chen, Michelle Krusiec

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

88%

Critics Consensus: A charming tale of a love affair that overcomes cultural taboos.

Reviews

InSession Film

Dave Giannini

The romantic comedy has long been maligned for being over the top and unrealistic. Saving Face never suffers from this. Wu’s characters feel real and true, and I am glad to have gotten to know them.

There are moments that are laugh-out-loud, but more importantly, there are times you can't pry the smile off your face simply in anticipation of what comes next.

Why do rom-coms always get happy endings, and not family dramas? With Saving Face, Wu dares to ask: Why not both?

Saving Face could get really preachy if it wanted to. But that it addresses multiple concerns with a light touch is one of its virtues.

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