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Pushing Hands

1992
Comedy
Drama
1h 45m
Master Chu, a retired Chinese Tai-Chi master, moves to Westchester, New York to live with his son Alex, his American daughter-in-law Martha, and their son Jeremy. However, Martha's second novel is suffering from severe writers' block brought on by Chu's presence in the house. Alex must struggle to keep his family together as he battles an inner conflict between cultural tradition and his modern American lifestlye. (imdb)
Directed by:
Ang Lee Ang Lee
Written by:
Ang Lee Ang Lee James Schamus James Schamus
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Starring:
Chit-Man Chan Bin Chao Victor Chan Fanny De Luz Audrey Haight Jackson King
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Genres:
Comedy, Drama
AKA:
Tui shou
Country:
Taiwan
Languages:
English, Mandarin
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Pushing Hands

1992
Comedy
Drama
1h 45m
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getmoneygetmoney
Rated 07 Mar 2014
78
46th
A very sweet and moving story, although it has a few amateurish marks of first film syndrome.
Rated 07 Mar 2014
peyrinpeyrin
Rated 22 Mar 2019
65
42nd
Learning to drown out old people ramblings while pretending to care is some real shit. Very much a debut film but it touches on some important issues of second-generation immigrants and treatment of old folks across cultures.
Rated 22 Mar 2019
chengmingchengming
Rated 18 Mar 2020
65
47th
Quite a few human moments, but also way too much expository dialogue and exaggerated story moments.
Rated 18 Mar 2020
petrostserPetrosTser
Rated 19 Feb 2012
80
88th
An absorbing and direct film about love, family, culture and modernisation.
Rated 19 Feb 2012
closedmouthclosedmouth
Rated 13 Aug 2013
50
10th
I wanted to like this, but it's just so clunky. Bad acting, clichéd script. And it's not helped by the region 4 DVD, with its off-centre transfer (so many boom mics) and bad subtitling. A mediocre, inauspicious beginning.
Rated 13 Aug 2013
glm01glm01
Rated 02 Oct 2013
74
48th
73.500
Rated 02 Oct 2013
metismetis
Rated 06 Aug 2021
70
45th
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Rated 06 Aug 2021
glmglm
Rated 12 Jan 2011
76
57th
75.750
Rated 12 Jan 2011
graveyardtangraveyardtan
Rated 21 Aug 2013
85
71st
Ang Lee delivers a surprisingly affecting debut about the complexity of identity, and the traps (and pleasures) of erecting cultural barriers. Jin Long's cinematography is subtle, yet vibrant.
Rated 21 Aug 2013

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