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The Joy Luck Club (1993) 7.6
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Reviews: 95 user | 31 critic | 11 from Metacritic.com The life histories of four Asian women and their daughters reflect and guide each other. Director:Wayne Wang |
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Cast
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| Kieu Chinh | ... | ||
| Tsai Chin | ... | ||
| France Nuyen | ... | ||
| Lisa Lu | ... | ||
| Ming-Na Wen | ... | ||
| Tamlyn Tomita | ... | ||
| Lauren Tom | ... | ||
| Rosalind Chao | ... | ||
| Chao Li Chi | ... | ||
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Melanie Chang | ... | |
| Victor Wong | ... |
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Mai Vu | ... |
Waverly - Age 6-9
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Ying Wu | ... | |
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Meijuan Xi | ... |
Lindo's Mother
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Through a series of flashbacks, four young chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China, explore their past. This search will help them understand their difficult mother/daughter relationship. Written by Robert Pare
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asian | chinese | flashback | china | japanese actress playing chinese character |Genres:
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Rated R for strong depiction of thematic material | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
29 October 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El club de la buena estrella See more »Box Office
Budget:
$11,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$32,861,136 (USA)Company Credits
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Suyuan: What you mean disappoint? Piano?
Jing-Mei 'June' Woo: Everything: my grades, my job, not getting married, everything you expected of me.
Suyuan: Not expect anything! Never expect! Only hope! Only hoping best for you. That's not wrong, to hope.
Jing-Mei 'June' Woo: No? Well, it hurts, because every time you hoped for something I couldn't deliver, it hurt. It hurt me, Mommy. And no matter what you hope for, I'll never be more than what I am. And you ...
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(1778)
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Towards the end of the movie, June can be seen showing an elderly couple out after the party. She bids farewell to them using their names, Daisy and T.C. Daisy is the American name of Amy Tan's (the author) mother and T.C. was the name of her mother's partner. See more »Goofs
When Jun is at the piano for the recital, her fingers do not come down in time with the start of the music cue. See more »Quotes
Jing-Mei 'June' Woo: I'm just sorry that you got stuck with such a loser, that I've always been so disappointing.Suyuan: What you mean disappoint? Piano?
Jing-Mei 'June' Woo: Everything: my grades, my job, not getting married, everything you expected of me.
Suyuan: Not expect anything! Never expect! Only hope! Only hoping best for you. That's not wrong, to hope.
Jing-Mei 'June' Woo: No? Well, it hurts, because every time you hoped for something I couldn't deliver, it hurt. It hurt me, Mommy. And no matter what you hope for, I'll never be more than what I am. And you ...
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Soundtracks
Flute and Harp Concerto in C, K.299 (Andantino)(1778)
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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It's surprising they managed to make a movie out of The Joy Luck Club, which was, after all, a series of anecdotes by 8 different people. But somehow they did it, seamless weaving in and out of the characters' reminiscences.
Joy Luck Club could reasonably be described as a chick flick - it is, after all, a film about a bunch of women and their feelings - but that would be a disservice. "Chick flick" has become a somewhat derogatory term, partially because it was a term created by guys who find women and their feelings annoying, but to a great extent because most movies in this class are shoddy pieces of tripe like "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood." If movies of women and their feelings were all this intelligent, insightful and affecting I doubt anyone would have even coined the term "chick flick." This is a movie of honest emotion that leaves you with a sense of fulfillment, a rebuke to all those manufactured, syrupy women's movies that Hollywood churns out. Highly, highly, HIGHLY recommended.