THE WEDDING BANQUET

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Showings

Chauncey -Theater 2 Thu, May 18, 2023 7:00 PM
Series Info
Series:Pride at FilmScene
Film Info
Rating:R
Runtime:106 minutes
Director:Ang Lee
Year Released:1993
Production Country:Taiwan
USA
Language:Mandarin
English

Description

Presented in partnership with Iowa City Pride and the University of Iowa

"This tale of a marriage of convenience charms and amuses."Colette Maude, Empire Magazine

"A sweet, perceptive story about the cost of deception and the power of family rituals."Megan Rosenfeld, Washington Post

"A very adroit and entertaining social comedy."Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

Wai-Tung (Winston Chao) and his boyfriend Simon (Mitchell Lichtenstein) live happily as a gay couple in New York City. Wai-Tung has not been open about his sexuality with his Taiwanese parents, and decides to acquiesce to their wish for a traditional Chinese union by marrying Wei-Wei, a struggling artist desperate for a green card. But the simple arrangement turns into a lavish debacle when Wai-Tung's parents plan to travel to New York and throw an extravagant wedding banquet.