Saving Face

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Movie
German title Saving Face
Original title Saving Face
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2004
length 93 minutes
Age rating FSK o. A.
Rod
Director Alice Wu
script Alice Wu
production James Lassiter ,
Will Smith ,
Teddy Zee
music Anton Sanko
camera Harlan Bosmajian
cut Susan Graef ,
Sabine Hoffmann
occupation

Saving Face is a 2004 American comedy film . Alice Wu directed , who also wrote the screenplay.

action

The 29-year-old Chinese-born New Yorker Wilhelmina Pang is single and works as a doctor. Her family puts pressure on her to marry. Wilhelmina meets Vivian Shing, whose father is the head of the hospital she works at. The women get closer and begin a lesbian relationship.

Wilhelmina's mother Hwei-Lan Gao becomes pregnant, which she surprises her family with. She refuses to name the child's father. Her father throws her out of the apartment, whereupon she moves in with Wilhelmina. Wilhelmina is looking for an educated husband of Chinese origin for her. She finds an apparently suitable candidate in the person of Stimson Cho, but gives up her plan when she realizes that her mother loves another man.

Shing leaves Pang, who fears the relationship could become public, and travels to Paris . Wilhelmina's mother is committed to the couple's reconciliation, whereupon Wilhelmina kisses her lover publicly at a party.

background

Alice Wu devoted several years to preparing the film project, which she herself described as personal. She had doubted whether to direct it herself.

The film was shot in New York City . Its world premiere took place on September 12, 2004 at the Toronto International Film Festival , followed in January 2005 by the Sundance Film Festival and later by other film festivals. The film grossed approximately $ 1.19 million in selected US cinemas. In Germany it was released directly on DVD in May 2006.

Reviews

David Rooney wrote in Variety magazine that the warm-hearted romantic comedy had engaging characters and amusing situations that would prevail over the lack of energy. You successfully build a "fragile bridge" between traditional values ​​and the independent spirit. Some twists and turns are predictable, but in the end the film is satisfactory.

The lexicon of international film wrote that the film was a "stylishly staged, convincingly staged comedy". He suggests “soft tones” and recalls Ang Lee's wedding banquet from 1992. The film juggles “skillfully” “with problems that the first and second generation Chinese have with one another”, places “traditions next to adaptation” and promotes "For understanding for Americans of Chinese descent who are committed to their roots".

Awards

Alice Wu was nominated for a Gotham Award as a director in 2005 . The film received the 2005 Golden Horse Film Festival Audience Award , Michelle Krusiec was nominated for the Golden Horse Award . The film was nominated for the GLAAD Media Award in 2006.

Result

The film was shot on a budget of $ 2.5 million and grossed $ 75,104 in six US theaters on the opening weekend, and grossed $ 1,187,266 in 56 theaters in the United States. An additional $ 49,252 of UK revenue adds to total net income of $ 1,236,518 worldwide.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ G. Allen Johnson: Alice Wu saved up her own doubts and struggles and turned them into the new comedy 'Saving Face' . In: San Francisco Chronicle , June 6, 2005, accessed June 8, 2019.
  2. ↑ See locations on imdb.com , accessed on June 8, 2019.
  3. ↑ See premiere dates on imdb.com , accessed on June 8, 2019.
  4. ↑ See box office results on imdb.com ( Memento from December 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ^ David Rooney: Saving Face . In: Variety , September 19, 2004, accessed June 8, 2019.
  6. ↑ Saving Face. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed June 8, 2019 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used