Summary:
Director Wayne Wang and screenwriter Ronald Bass effectively interweave sixteen mother-daughter tales in their silken film version of Amy Tan's best-selling novel about the clash between generations. The film takes place in present-day San Francisco, concentrating on a group of late-middle-aged Chinese women. Ever since arriving in the United States after World War II, the women... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Tsai Chin - (Lindo)
Kieu Chinh - (Suyuan)
Lisa Lu - (An Mei)
France Nuyen - (Ying Ying)
Rosalind Chao - (Rose)
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Review:
This is a successful (if, at times, strenuously overstated) adaptation of Amy Tan's celebrated novel chronicling the generations of a family of Chinese women. Wayne Wang's tasteful direction goes a long way in providing interesting focal points for the viewer, and despite eight interweaving storylines, the film is never confusing or disjointe... Continue >>

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