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Director: | Lee, Ang, Chang, Sylvia, Chao, Winston, Chen, Lester, Gua, Ah-Leh, Kuei-Mei, Yang |
Studio: | Ang Lee Productions |
Writer: | Ang Lee, James Schamus |
Rating: | 7.7 (8,699 votes) |
Date Added: | 2012-06-05 |
ASIN: | 027616867858 |
Awards: | Nominated for Oscar, Another 5 wins & 9 nominations |
Genre: | Chinese films |
IMDb: | 0111797 |
Duration: | 2:04:00 |
Aspect Ratio: | 1.85 : 1 |
Sound: | Dolby |
Languages: | Mandarin, French |
Subtitles: | English, French, Spanish |
LAC code: | 300009007 |
DVD or VHS: | DVD |
Original: | original |
Lee, Ang, Chang, Sylvia, Chao, Winston, Chen, Lester, Gua, Ah-Leh, Kuei-Mei, Yang | ... | (Director) |
Ang Lee, James Schamus | ... | (Writer) |
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Sihung Lung | ... | Chu | Yu-Wen Wang | ... | Jia-Ning | Chien-lien Wu | ... | Jia-Chien | Kuei-Mei Yang | ... | Jia-Jen | Sylvia Chang | ... | Jin-Rong | Winston Chao | ... | Li Kai | Chao-jung Chen | ... | Guo Lun | Chit-Man Chan | ... | Raymond | Yu Chen | ... | Rachel | Ya-lei Kuei | ... | Madame Liang | Chi-Der Hong | ... | Class Leader | Gin-Ming Hsu | ... | Coach Chai | Huel-Yi Lin | ... | Sister Chang | Shih-Jay Lin | ... | Chief's Son | Chin-Cheng Lu | ... | Ming-Dao |
Summary: From celebrated director Ang Lee (The Ice Storm, Sense and Sensibility) comes a movieso visually stunning that it spans the "beautiful balance of elementsmellow, harmonious and poignantly funny" (The Washington Post). This "charming study of love, family and tradition" (Leonard Maltin) "tickles both mind and body" (Movie Reviews UK). Trouble is cooking forwidower and master chef Chu (Sihung Lung) who's about to discover that no matter how dazzling and delicious his culinary creations might be, they're no match for the libidinous whims of his three beautiful but rebellious daughters. A master in the kitchen, Chu is at a loss when it comes to the ingredients of being a father. Every Sunday, he whips up a delicacy of dishes for his ungrateful daughters, who are so self-consumed that they don't see his attempt at showing them lovegastronomically.So, as relationships sour and communications break down, Chu concocts a sure-fire recipe that will bring his family back together: He creates his own love affair to rival his daughters' affections!
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