Drama ·Comedy · Taiwan · 1991 · 1h 45m

Pushing Hands

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Director
Ang Lee
Cast
Lung Sihung as Mr. Chu Wang Bozhao as Alex Chu Deb Snyder as Martha Chu Wang Lai as Mrs. Chen Fanny De Luz as Linda Haan Lee as Jeremy Chu
Crew
Jong Lin — Director of Photography Tim Squyres — Editor Ang Lee — Editor Qu Xiaosong — Original Music Composer Tai-An Hsu — Original Music Composer James Schamus — Writer
Synopsis

Mr. Chu is an elderly widower who teaches tai chi chuan in Beijing. He moves to America to live with his son's family, but finds the cultural adjustment difficult. Since his daughter-in-law is a white woman who does not speak Chinese, Mr. Chu's son, Alex, must mediate.

Mood & Themes
martial artsculture clashchinatowntai chiamerican culturefish out of waternew york stategeneration gapintercultural relationshipfamily homeculture shockmultigenerational
Key Collaborators
Ang Lee Director Jong Lin Director of Photography Tim Squyres Editor Ang Lee Editor Qu Xiaosong Original Music Composer Tai-An Hsu Original Music Composer James Schamus Writer Ang Lee Writer Jiang Feng-Chyt Producer Scott Bradley Production Design Elizabeth Jenyon Costume Design
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