Every Sunday retired master chef Chu (Sihung Lung) prepares a lavish Chinese banquet for his three daughters in their large old-fashioned house in Taipei. Jia-Jen (Kuei-Mei Yang) is a chemistry teacher with an angel’s voice. Jia-Chien (Chien-lien Wu) is an airline executive who must choose between her ties to her family and an opportunity to work in Europe. Finally, Jia-Ning, the youngest daughter has a crush on her best friends boyfriend. Over chef Chu’s sumptuous dishes the family slowly reveals its secrets. Taiwanese director Ang Lee creates a marvelous mix of mouth watering Chinese cuisine, the anxieties of family life and the search for love. With great performances from the whole cast. In Mandarin with English subtitles.
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ACMI Identifier
308065
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Foreign language films
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Food
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Family - Asia
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family - Asia
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Fathers and daughters
Feature films → Feature films - Taiwan
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cookery
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Entertaining
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Food
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Sound
Colour
Colour
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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)