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The Joy Luck Club

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In San Francisco, a group of aging Chinese women (Ki峄乽 Chinh, Tsai Chin, France Nuyen, Lisa Lu) meet regularly to trade familial stories while playing Mahjong. In a series of sixteen vignettes that spans generations and continents, this adaptation of Amy Tan's bestselling novel explores cultural conflict and the often-turbulent relationships between four first-generation Chinese-American women (Ming-Na Wen, Tamlyn Tomita, Lauren Tom, Rosalind Chao) and their mothers.
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The Joy Luck Club traces the generational divide, unearthing universal truths while exploring lives through the lens of a specific cultural experience.

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Mary F. Chen Seattle Times Both generations are fearful of revealing their true identities, yet hopeful of discovery. This is the greatest truth of The Joy Luck Club, both the film and the novel. Dec 17, 2020 Full Review Derek Malcolm Guardian The film persists in telling us what to think and feel, rather than letting us have our own quiet thoughts. Dec 17, 2020 Full Review

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Ivana J The most heartfelt movie of all time. The acting is amazing, you can feel the emotion of every character. The complexities of their relationships and how it transcends generations is so raw. This movie has stayed with me over the decades, I鈥檒l always come back to it, it鈥檚 one of my top most favorite movies. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/15/24 Full Review Jerod S The original story is so well written and solid - and the movie sticks to it. Cultural and generational issues between moms and daughters from China. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/16/24 Full Review
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Synopsis In San Francisco, a group of aging Chinese women (Ki峄乽 Chinh, Tsai Chin, France Nuyen, Lisa Lu) meet regularly to trade familial stories while playing Mahjong. In a series of sixteen vignettes that spans generations and continents, this adaptation of Amy Tan's bestselling novel explores cultural conflict and the often-turbulent relationships between four first-generation Chinese-American women (Ming-Na Wen, Tamlyn Tomita, Lauren Tom, Rosalind Chao) and their mothers.
Director
Wayne Wang
Producer
Ronald Bass, Patrick Markey, Amy Tan
Screenwriter
Amy Tan, Ronald Bass
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co
Hollywood Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 8, 1993, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$32.8M
Runtime
2h 18m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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