Saving Face [2005]

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2008-01-10 rating:
One of the best films I've seen of late
Not so much of a review as it is a commentary. I absolutely love this film! I've watched it numerous times, mainly because the characters are believable and my appreciation for the subtle humour and depth continues to grow.

Definately more than worth a watch. Enjoy!!

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review by: cscsonline date: 2007-07-10 rating:
Delightful romantic comedy
I loved this film. It is romantic, funny and poignant and also not a very well known film. It was directed by Alice Wu and is her first film. Joan Chen is superb in it as are the two actresses who play the lovers - Michelle Krusiec and Lynn Chen.
The dialogue is in Chinese and English as the characters are Chinese Americans and this help make the film work a lot better than if it was all in one language as the story is all about our cultural differences between Chinese and non Chinese but mainly between old Chinese bought up with Chinese values and American Chinese bought up with both Chinese and American values.
Highly recommended.

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review by: date: 2006-11-28 rating:
'Keeping up appearances' goes to the US
Very funny movie which is set among the Chinese community living in New York. Wil is an up and coming doctor who is a closeted lesbian. She begins to fall for the bosses daughter but picks a bad time to do it as her own (widowed) mother ends up pregnant without husband!
The two end up living together again while trying to find the courage to go against social and cultural 'norms' in order to discover and enjoy being in love.

The dialog changes from english to mandarin (with subtitles) in an easy to follow manner which actually works to enhance the humour. The acting did waver a bit from time to time, hence the 4 stars.
Otherwise, a top notch movie....and certainly one of the better movies that features a lesbian relationship!!

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review by: date: 2006-05-19 rating:
SUCH A GOOD FILM!!
This is one of the best films i have seen all year! Despite thinking that i wouldn't enjoy it due to alot of the film being shot in chinese it actually added to the huumour and depth of the film. I would definitely recomend this film it is well worth a watch.




review by: date: 2006-05-07 rating:
FORBIDDEN LOVE STORY
This movie is about families in transition from a mainly Chinese (American) and trans generational woman's point of view. To begin with, Alice Wu's SAVING FACE is bilingual, half in Chinese [easy to read subtitles] mixed with English. The movie tries to bridge the divide among three generations of Chinese-Americans living in New York City, and three women struggling with their cultural and sexual identities.

Most of film is about the seeming impossibility of the three women to solve the problems of their forbidden love. This is the result of intense pressures put on them by a constantly intervening, conservatively traditonal Chinese community.

Rather than seeing this as the cliché of a "lesbian film" -- I'd rather relax with the timeless human problem (like the star crossed lovers Romeo and Juilliet) in this film about women falling into deeply passionate, albeit forbidden love. Director (screen writer) Wu brilliantly takes us through the angst felt by each of the women -- and keeps us guessing as to whether or not they will be able to come to terms with their problems so that they can live happily ever after with the person they love.

So I look upon this delightful movie not as a "lesbian film" but rather as a movie about three women who must try to consumate loves that are forbidden by their community. Vivian and Mil happen to be in love with one another. That is, they're lesbians.

Great film. I loved the characters in it.

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