Bad boys 4 tba, the council tba, brilliance tba, bright 2 tba, bounty tba, selling time tba. Saving face films, directed by oscar and emmynominated filmmaker daniel junge and emmywinning pakistani director sharmeen obaidchinoy, saving face is an intimate look inside pakistani society, illuminating each womens personal journey while showing how reformers are tackling this vexing problem. For 28yearold new yorker wilhelmina wil pang michelle krusiec, life is a juggling act between a promising career as a surgeon and her responsibilities as a dutiful daughter. Saving face follows wilhemina, a young chineseamerican surgeon as she deals with her unwed mothers pregnancy, and the obligations of her dancer girlfriend vivian. Michelle krusiec, joan chen, lynn chen, li zhiyu, shen guanglan. The first movie wholly about chineseamericans bankrolled by hollywood since. Everyones growth and changes flow naturally together and i just love this film so much please give it a shot. Oct 26, 20 saving face follows wilhelmina wil, a young chinese american surgeon, as she deals with her unwed mothers pregnancy, and the obligations of her dancer girlfriend vivian. Alice wu talks her saving face followup, charming the half of it. Treat your skin to a rejuvenating facial from this spa.
Saving face wasnt a hit, but it performed well enough at the box. What ma doesnt know is that wilhelmina happens to be a lesbian or rather, ma prefers not to acknowledge it. Michelle krusiec breasts scene in saving face aznude. There are three motifs that allow this transformation. Saving face documentary analysis by gaby f on prezi. Saving face dvd additional material,dvd directors audio commentary. Saving face skin care and massage oviedo, fl groupon. The story behind alice wus saving face which is squeezing into theaters. When her mother, an immigrant and an extremely traditional woman, shows up at her door pregnant and unmarried, wil agrees to help her, but cultures soon clash. Alice wus sharp first feature brings together many relationship concerns. Saving face premiered at the toronto international film festival on 12 september 2004, and made its way around the independent film circuit, screening at sundance film festival, seattle international film festival et al before going into a very limited release in the us on 27 may 2005. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page.
An asianamerican woman and her mother both find their private lives are becoming a family matter in this romantic comedydrama. I know i really love the writing, but ive never done a feature. Saving face is a 2004 american romantic comedy drama film directed by alice wu, her featurelength debut. Joan chen, lynn chen, michelle krusiec, alice wu, teddy zee, james. Wil michelle krusiec is a lesbian, but she not dare tell her widowed mother, hweilan joan chen, or her very traditional grandparents. In manhattan, the brilliant chineseamerican lesbian surgeon wil is surprised by the arrival of her fortyeight year old widow mother to her apartment. Chen was named a 20 new change agent by marie claire.
E una dottoressa di 28 anni che vive a manhattan senza una vera vita sociale. Well done, and as a 2nd generation chineseamerican, applaud the screenwriter, director. Studied computer science at mit and stanford university, where she received her bachelors and masters degrees. Directors alice wu cast includes michelle krusiec, joan chen, lynn chen, jin wang, guang lan koh, jessica hecht, ato essandoh, david shih, brian yang, nathanel geng, mao zhao, louyong wing, clare sum, qian luo, richard chang. With joan chen, michelle krusiec, lynn chen, jin wang. The codirectors of saving face, sharmeen obaid chinoy and daniel junge, shared the oscar, and chinoy is the first pakistani to ever win one. Saving face produced by davis coombe a film by daniel junge and sharmeen obaidchinoy. Everything you need to know about saving face movie 2005.
Featuring a cast made up of primarily chineseamerican actors from the new york chinese community and set and shot in new york city, the film looks at how traditional chinese culture continues to play into but also conflicts with the experiences of todays chineseamerican families. Though saving face includes a few typical romantic comedic elements the supportive nextdoor neighbor, gossipy community ladies, irascible grandfather, mistaken identities it also provides a nuanced look at immigrant transitions and at last, a layered, detailed role for wonderful joan chen. The directors 2005 romcom gave asian american lesbians a rare happy ending. Every year in pakistan, at least 100 people are victimized by brutal acid attacks. Saving face, which played at the toronto international film festival and. Apr 09, 2012 saving face film complet vf 2015 en ligne hd.
The film focuses on wilhelmina, a young chineseamerican surgeon. Saving face on dvd 043396035256 from sony pictures home entertainment. Saving face premieres on hbo on thursday, march 8, at 5. Watch michelle krusiecs breasts scene on aznude for free 1 minute and 25 seconds. Wilhelmina pang michelle krusiec is a surgeon living in manhattan whose mother is eager for her to settle down with a nice man and get married. Whether youre new to the day spa experience or an experienced vet, oviedos saving face skin care and massage has services to accommodate everyone. Gynaikeies ypotheseis a romantic comedy about right, wrong and everything in between a chineseamerican lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations. Saving face is a 2012 documentary film directed by sharmeen obaidchinoy and daniel junge about acid attacks on women in pakistan. Saving face 2004 stream and watch online wil michelle krusiec is a lesbian, but she not dare tell her widowed mother, hweilan joan chen, or her very traditional grandparents. Saving face is the first feature directed by alice wu. The film was inspired from the life of acid victim fakhra younus, who committed suicide in 2012. Staring michelle krusiec, joan chen, lynn chen and jessica hecht. An asianamerican woman and her mother both find their private lives are becoming a family matter in this romantic comedy.
Oct 02, 1974 then, in 2004, krusiec landed the leading role in a small, independent film called saving face. Well done, and as a 2nd generation chineseamerican, applaud the. Ma was banished from flushing, queens, when her father discovered that she was pregnant. Saving face 2004 wil michelle krusiec is a lesbian, but she not dare tell her widowed mother, hweilan joan chen, or her very traditional grandparents. The movie weaved mandarin seamlessly throughout the script, which i enjoyed greatly. I wouldnt label it as an asian movie or lesbian movie. The only saving grace about saving face is the sight of two silkyhaired young chinese women making out. A friend of mine noted that the subject of the film was never mentioned on the academy awards broadcast. Saving face was the first feature film from writer and director alice wu. Unfortunately, these scenes are not shown often in.
The film follows wilhelma and her mother, who both transgress from the romantic and sexual standards imposed by their family in the tight knit asian american community in flushing, new york. Wils mom transforms the local chinatown disapproval on her and wils romance in about 3 months so much that wil and vivian can kiss in public though there still. Where can i watch saving face with english subtitles. Unfortunately, these scenes are not shown often in alice wus 2004 film. Jan 14, 2019 saving face is a 2004 american romantic comedy drama film directed by alice wu. Those kinks arent just going to disappear on their own. Unwilling to reveal who the father is, hweilan is kicked out of her parents home and must move in with. Saving face follows wilhelmina wil, a young chinese american surgeon, as she deals with her unwed mothers pregnancy, and the. A chineseamerican lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations. Saving face follows wilhelmina wil, a young chinese american surgeon, as she deals with her unwed mothers pregnancy, and the obligations of her dancer girlfriend vivian. Wil struggles with allocating time between her mother, who is shunned by the chineseamerican community for being pregnant and unwed and thus has come to live with wil, and her girlfriend, vivian, whom she presents. It was the first hollywood movie that centered on chineseamericans since the joy luck club 1993 the name itself is a reference to the paneast asian social concept.
When alice wus first film, the instant queer classic saving face, premiered. If you like saving face you might like similar movies d. Oscar shown here at a 2010 news conference, received the worlds first full face transplant in. Known only as oscar, this spanish farmer lost most of his face in a 2005 accidental shotgun blast. She played a chineseamerican surgeon named wil who lives in manhattan. Saving face 2004 alice wu synopsis, characteristics. Saving face is a 2004 american romantic comedy drama film directed by alice wu. Films, directed by oscar and emmynominated filmmaker daniel junge and emmywinning pakistani director sharmeen obaidchinoy, saving face is an intimate look inside pakistani society, illuminating each womens personal journey while showing how reformers are tackling this vexing problem the 40 minute version is a 2012 oscar winner in the category of best documentary short. Sep 02, 2005 saving face on dvd october 18, 2005 starring richard chang, joan chen, lynn chen, jessica hecht. June 12, 2005, sunday an article on may 29 about alice wu.
Shes shocked, however, to find out shes not the only one in her family with romantic secrets when she learns that her 48yearold mother is pregnant. When a young womans pregnant, unmarried mother moves into her apartment, she does what any dutifulchild with an expectant widow on her hands would do. Jun 22, 2005 the only saving grace about saving face is the sight of two silkyhaired young chinese women making out. A romantic comedyofmanners where the single mother of a young chineseamerican woman arrives on her doorstep unannounced. A steve williams novel the steve williams series book 6 free books. Wu didnt complete the studio project, but it did remind her of the weird. She is best known for playing vivian shing in the film saving face, a role for which she won the outstanding newcomer award at the 2006 asian excellence awards. The film saving face is about representing one selfs identity. How many people think andy serkis will do a good job playing alfred pennyworth in the new batman movie. A movie that starts i believe with two women who are best friend and they make soaps.
Around 40% of the film is in mandarin easy evangelism. Left a job designing software at microsoft to write and direct her first film, saving face, which premiered at the toronto and sundance film festivals, where it was acquired and released by sony pictures classics. Saving face on dvd october 18, 2005 starring richard chang, joan chen, lynn chen, jessica hecht. Saving face en streaming hd gratuit sans illimite, synopsis. Wil struggles with allocating time between her mother, who is shunned by the chineseamerican community for being pregnant and unwed and thus has come to live with wil, and her. Then, in 2004, krusiec landed the leading role in a small, independent film called saving face. As someone who rarely gets to see themselves represented in films, saving face gave me hope and made me feel like my identities mattered. When wils mom browses chinese films, the first video she comes across is the last emperor bilingual dialogue. As someone who rarely gets to see themselves represented in films, saving face gave me. Face transplant amazing face transplants graphic images. Chen, and michelle krusiec at the 2005 nyc premiere of saving face. Saving face 2004 is a romantic comedy drama written and directed by alice wu. The majority of these are women, and many more cases go unreported.
Saving face official trailer writerdirector alice wus witty combination of cultureclash farce and romantic comedy is a breezy charmer with an engaging air of effortless confidence. The central motif in the film saving face is transportation, which is centralized with face and time because they explain the characters change of identity. Saving faces alice wu is back with netflixs the half of it vulture. The film won an emmy award and the 2012 academy award for best documentary short subject, making its director, sharmeen obaidchinoy, pakistans first oscar winner. Reap the benefits of a professional skin care treatment from this spa, such as a body wrap. Watch saving face online stream full movie directv.
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