Tag: Alice Wu

• Saving face: balancing tradition and love

  

  Alice Wu’s 2004 feature film debut is a comedic triumph, telling the story of Wilhelmina, a young Chinese-American doctor, battling with societal pressures, caring for her unwed pregnant mother, and finding the courage to love freely.   The film opens with Wil, having been dragged by her mother (Ma) to yet another Chinese gathering, disgruntled…

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  October 25, 2020

  art & culture, Uncategorized

  Alice Wu, chinese, Chinese-American, cinema, Director, film, film review, movie review, review, saving face