Comedy ·Drama ·Romance · Taiwan · 1993 · 1h 48m

The Wedding Banquet

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The Wedding Banquet poster
Director
Ang Lee
Cast
Winston Chao as Gao Wai-Tung Gua Ah-leh as Mrs. Gao Lung Sihung as Mr. Gao May Chin as Gu Wei-Wei Mitchell Lichtenstein as Simon Vanessa Yang as Mao Mei
Crew
Jong Lin — Director of Photography Tim Squyres — Editor Mader — Original Music Composer Ang Lee — Writer Neil Peng — Writer James Schamus — Writer
Tagline

A little deception at the reception.

Synopsis

A Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a marriage of convenience to a Chinese woman in order to keep his parents off his back and to get the woman a green card. Chaos follows when his parents arrive in New York for the wedding.

Trailer The Wedding Banquet — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
coming outnew york citysecret lovehusband wife relationshipparent child relationshipwedding nightmarriage of convenienceinterracial relationshipmale homosexualityman pretending to be straightweddingfamily
Key Collaborators
Ang Lee Director Jong Lin Director of Photography Tim Squyres Editor Mader Original Music Composer Ang Lee Writer Neil Peng Writer James Schamus Writer Ted Hope Producer Ang Lee Producer James Schamus Producer Steve Rosenzweig Production Design Michael Clancy Costume Design
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