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Eat Drink Man Woman
Eat Drink Man Woman Wu, Kuei-mei Yang. Many of the cast had starred in Ang
Lee’s previous film, The Wedding Banquet with Sihung
Lung and Ah Lei Gua once more playing central elderly
figures, and Winston Chao. The film was released on Au-
gust 3, 1994.
The film was a critical success, and the 2001 film Tor-
tilla Soup was a re-make of the film.
Plot
This film tells the story of a semi-retired and widowed
Chinese master chef at the Taipei Grand Hotel. Chef Chu
(Sihung Lung) and his family are living in modern day
Taipei, Taiwan. At the start of the film, he lives with his
three attractive daughters, all of whom are unattached.
The three daughters are:
• Jia-Jen, the oldest one (Kuei-Mei Yang), a school
teacher nursing a broken heart
• Jia-Chien, the middle one (Chien-lien Wu), a career
woman
• Jia-Ning, the youngest one (Yu-Wen Wang), a twenty
Traditional 飲食男女 year old
Simplified 饮食男女 As the film progresses, each daughter encounters new
men. When these new relationships blossom, their roles
Mandarin yǐn shí nán nǚ are broken and the living situation within the family
Directed by Ang Lee changes.
Produced by Hsu Li Kong
Hsu Kong Awards
Written by Ang Lee The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best
James Schamus Foreign Language Film at 67th Academy Awards. It was
Wang Hui-Ling
also nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign
Starring Sihung Lung (credited as Lang Hsiung) Language Film.[citation needed]
Ah Lei Gua
Sylvia Chang
Chien-lien Wu Themes
Kuei-mei Yang
Yu-wen Wang A major theme of the movie is that romantic relation-
ships give life meaning and are necessities of life (such as
Music by Mader eating and drinking).
Cinematography Lin Jong The film features numerous scenes displaying the
technique and artistry of gourmet Chinese cuisine. Since
Release date(s) August 3, 1994 (1994-08-03)
the family members have difficulty expressing their love
Running time 123 minutes for one another, the intricate preparation of banquet
quality dishes for their Sunday dinners serves as a surro-
Country Taiwan
gate for the spoken expression of their familial feelings.
Language Mandarin Another theme is the burden of aging. Chef Chu is de-
Gross revenue $7,294,403
picted as having lost his "one true love" (his wife), losing
another (his ability to taste) and about to lose two daugh-
Eat Drink Man Woman is a Taiwanese film directed by Ang ters to marriage, not to mention the usual spectre of old
Lee and starring Sihung Lung, Yu-wen Wang, Chien-lien age.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eat Drink Man Woman
Critical Reception • This was the first film Ang Lee made in Taiwan
Janet Maslin, reviewing for The New York Times, praised
Li as “a warmly engaging storyteller.” She wrote, "Won-
References
derfully seductive, and nicely knowing about all of its [1] Maslin, Janet (August 3, 1994). "FILM REVIEW;
characters’ appetites, ’Eat Drink Man Woman’ makes for Avoiding Basic Human Desires, or Trying To". The
an uncomplicatedly pleasant experience."[1] The film re- New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/
ceived a favorable rating of 94% on the film review web- movie/
site Rotten Tomatoes. review?res=9A03E2DA1231F930A3575BC0A962958260.
Retrieved July 8, 2011.
Trivia
• The title is an old expression elaborating two main
External links
desires in human nature - "to eat and drink and to • Eat Drink Man Woman at the Internet Movie Database
have sex", contemplated upon by Chu with his long-
time friend while both were inebriated.
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Categories:
• 1994 films
• Taiwanese films
• Mandarin-language films
• Films directed by Ang Lee
• 1990s comedy films
• Cooking films
• Taiwanese cuisine
• Interfaith romance films
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