Eat Drink Man Woman
starring: Sylvia Chang, Ah-Leh Gua, Winston Chao, Lester Chen, Yang Kuei-Mei
directed by: Ang Lee
directed by: Ang Lee
List Price: $14.98
Prices subject to change.
Price: $10.49
You Save: $4.49 (30%)Prices subject to change.
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Product Description:
Movie DVD
Amazon.com essential video:
This is not a movie to see on an empty stomach. Writer-director Ang Lee's 1994 Oscar nominee tells a family story about a chef and his three daughters through the meals the chef prepares and serves his family. This touching, dryly funny story of a family coping with personal lives and the way those lives intersect with the family relationships captures a shift in generations in Taipei. The father, a famous chef who has lost his taste buds, still cooks, though he draws no pleasure from eating. His daughters, meanwhile, deal with both the disappointments and surprises of daily living and the way their adult lives compare to the expectations the widowed father had for them. A subtle, amusing--and mouth-watering--comedy of impeccable manners. --Marshall Fine
Movie DVD
Amazon.com essential video:
This is not a movie to see on an empty stomach. Writer-director Ang Lee's 1994 Oscar nominee tells a family story about a chef and his three daughters through the meals the chef prepares and serves his family. This touching, dryly funny story of a family coping with personal lives and the way those lives intersect with the family relationships captures a shift in generations in Taipei. The father, a famous chef who has lost his taste buds, still cooks, though he draws no pleasure from eating. His daughters, meanwhile, deal with both the disappointments and surprises of daily living and the way their adult lives compare to the expectations the widowed father had for them. A subtle, amusing--and mouth-watering--comedy of impeccable manners. --Marshall Fine
Browse for similar items by category:
- VHS » DVD » Genres » Art House & International » General
- VHS » DVD » Genres » Art House & International » By Country » Taiwan
- VHS » DVD » Genres » Comedy » General
- VHS » DVD » Genres » Drama » General
- VHS » DVD » Specialty Stores » Custom Stores » Actors & Actresses » ( C ) » Chang, Sylvia
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- Unforgetable lesson in family bond
I first saw this movie 9 years ago while spending a semester abroad.Everytime I see this movie-and I have mulitple times since my first viewing-I think back to that most amazing and incredible time in my life.Most importantly I am reminded of the unshakable family bond that exists but is never really communicated amongst all families.I love the dynamics of this family because they are indeed a real family experiencing the ups and downs of real life.I loved how much I-a Puerto Rican living ... Read More
Rating: 
- Eat Drink--Dark, Dreadful. Boring.A Waste of Time
I watched Eat Drink to compare it with Tortilla Soup.The screenplay of Tortilla Soup (2001) is based on Eat Drink (1994).If you are tempted to see Eat Drink--STOP yourself, and watch Tortilla Soup instead!Tortilla Soup is a fun, delightful comedy drama (dramedy?)Eat Drink is a heavy, boring drama.Tortilla Soup has lively, colorful characters that are fun and enjoyable to watch.They have personalities.Tortilla Soup's characters have chemistry with each other that pulls you into their ... Read More
Rating: - Wonderful.Normal.Universal.
Delightful comedy, with director/story-teller Ang Lee showing a delicately light and loving touch.
Others in their "reviews" tell you its story and plot.I tell you it's about: You, and your family.
Why are you reading this?Go -- now! -- and watch the film.But eat first.
Rating: - Thoroughly enjoyable
The synopsis in the back of the dvd cover is completely wrong! This movie has been a long time favorite of mine. It's accurate portrayal of a somewhat traditional Chinese father raising independent children in a hyper modernizing Taiwanese society is as accurate as it gets.
Good acting all round and a realistic script help drive this movie. Better than some of Ang Lee's later works, this has been somewhat forgotten in light of his Hollywood action flicks. This movie reminds us that Ang ... Read More
Rating: - Unimpressed
This was what I've been curious about for oh so many years? This made Ang Lee hot? The acting sucks. The pace is slow. The plot is contrived. It doesn't even have a second of nudity. So much for not being rated. It's like Taiwan - boring. I only give it one star because that's the lowest.
- Unforgetable lesson in family bondI first saw this movie 9 years ago while spending a semester abroad.Everytime I see this movie-and I have mulitple times since my first viewing-I think back to that most amazing and incredible time in my life.Most importantly I am reminded of the unshakable family bond that exists but is never really communicated amongst all families.I love the dynamics of this family because they are indeed a real family experiencing the ups and downs of real life.I loved how much I-a Puerto Rican living ... Read More
- Eat Drink--Dark, Dreadful. Boring.A Waste of TimeI watched Eat Drink to compare it with Tortilla Soup.The screenplay of Tortilla Soup (2001) is based on Eat Drink (1994).If you are tempted to see Eat Drink--STOP yourself, and watch Tortilla Soup instead!Tortilla Soup is a fun, delightful comedy drama (dramedy?)Eat Drink is a heavy, boring drama.Tortilla Soup has lively, colorful characters that are fun and enjoyable to watch.They have personalities.Tortilla Soup's characters have chemistry with each other that pulls you into their ... Read More
- Wonderful.Normal.Universal.Delightful comedy, with director/story-teller Ang Lee showing a delicately light and loving touch.
Others in their "reviews" tell you its story and plot.I tell you it's about: You, and your family.
Why are you reading this?Go -- now! -- and watch the film.But eat first.
- Thoroughly enjoyable The synopsis in the back of the dvd cover is completely wrong! This movie has been a long time favorite of mine. It's accurate portrayal of a somewhat traditional Chinese father raising independent children in a hyper modernizing Taiwanese society is as accurate as it gets.
Good acting all round and a realistic script help drive this movie. Better than some of Ang Lee's later works, this has been somewhat forgotten in light of his Hollywood action flicks. This movie reminds us that Ang ... Read More
- UnimpressedThis was what I've been curious about for oh so many years? This made Ang Lee hot? The acting sucks. The pace is slow. The plot is contrived. It doesn't even have a second of nudity. So much for not being rated. It's like Taiwan - boring. I only give it one star because that's the lowest.
