1 online resource (video file (125 min.)) : sound, color
Summary
A gastronomic delight from Academy Award winning director Ang Lee (Life of Pi, Brokeback Mountain), Eat Drink Man Woman is a classic tale of simmering frustrations and relationship woes as semi-retired Master Chef Chu (Sihung Lung) shares his culinary skills and tends to his three unmarried daughters' respective emotional journeys. Jia-Jen (Kuei-Mei Yang) is a chemistry teacher Jia-Chien (Chien-Lien Wu) an airline executive and Jia-Ning (Yu-Wen Wang) works at a fast-food establishment. Together they help prepare and eat a sumptuously elaborate dinner each Sunday, a family tradition which allows for considerable insight into their lives and fuels the fire for each daughter to deal with the turmoil of new romantic challenges
Analysis
Asian Studies
Event
Originally produced by Umbrella Entertainment in 1994
