Saving Face (2004)
A romantic comedy about a daughter struggling to understand her mother's heart, which ultimately allows her to understand her own. A story of unspoken loves, contemporary and cultural taboos, and the journey of two women towards living their lives honestly. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Alice Wu
Written By: Alice Wu
Starring: Joan Chen, Jessica Hecht, Michelle Krusiec, Lynn Chen, Ato Essandoh, Jin Wang, Guang Lan Koh, David Shih
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
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Saving Face belongs to 3 collections
1. Female Directors (collaborative: moderated by djross - 90 stars)
2. Passed the Bechdel Test (collaborative: moderated by geohawk - 29 stars)
3. Lesbian (collaborative: moderated by Moribunny - 17 stars)
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jfen | 90 76th |
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The ending feels kind of lame, but I'm just glad for an authentic-feeling movie about the Chinese American experience because there's very few.
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| 2 | Bricks | 79 93rd |
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Surprisingly good film. Surpassed all of my expectations.
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SheWas | 60 56th |
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Surprisingly touching and warm
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Ytadel | 5 57th |
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It's a mildly quirky, eager-to-be-liked romantic comedy with good acting that just happens to have nude Asian lesbian sex scenes. No one can complain about this.
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Leonardis | 90 65th |
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I really dug this. There are a couple of scenes that make it feel very of it’s time, but it’s mostly very free of melodrama and all of the characters feel like real people. The acting and writing is just that good. The themes of reluctance, cultural taboos and loneliness all dealt spoke to me. The romantic stuff is legitimately endearing, and all of the main characters feel very well-realized. Sure, it’s often pretty cute and charming, but it’s really much more than that. Funny, sad, gay, good.
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magdabag | 89 75th |
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Another rare queer film including/revolving around POC that you NEED to see. Especially for being made in 2004, this really holds up and feels relevant and relatable as hell. Not perfect and maybe not for everyone especially if you're not into the romance genre, but pretty damn good. I love Wu's other queer film as well, so I can't wait to see what she does next. I give 8 hot gay doctors out of 10.
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| 1 | AnttiR | 93 82nd |
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I had to watch this in two parts, and I was very eager to see the second part. It was a small disappointment, but just a small one.
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| Average Percentile 59.61% from 176 Ratings |  |