The Joy Luck Club (1993)

Movie Review

Eight women – four mothers and four daughters, eight tragedies and eight stories of healing. “Joy and Luck Club” is an adaptation of the novel by Tan Amy, which introduces the viewer to Chinese immigrant families where the generation of mothers still live the traditions of China, but the daughters, already born in America, do not understand their mothers on the one hand, and on the other, clearly see their otherness.

Trailer

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Cast

Tamlyn Tomita, Rosalind Chao, Kieu Chinh

Movie info

Director – Wayne Wang
Writers – Amy Tan (novel) Ronald Bass (screenplay)
Release date – October 29, 1993 (United States)
Countries of origin – United States China
Languages – English Mandarin Cantonese
Also known as – 喜福會
Filming locations – 610 Rhode Island Street, San Francisco, California, USA
Production company – Hollywood Pictures
Budget – $11,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canad – $32,901,136
Opening weekend US & Canada – $159,009 Sep 12, 1993
Gross worldwide – $32,901,136
Runtime – 2h 19min
Sound mix – Dolby Stereo
Aspect ratio – 1.85 : 1

Rating

IMDb – 7.7/10
Metacritic – 84%
Rotten Tomatoes – 86%

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