The Joy Luck Club
starring: Tamlyn Tomita, Rosalind Chao, Kieu Chinh, Tsai Chin, France Nuyen
directed by: Wayne Wang
directed by: Wayne Wang
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JUNE IS INVITED TO JOIN THE JOY LUCK CLUB, THE WEEKLY MAHJONG GROUP OF HER RECENTLY DECEASED MOTHER. A PORTRAIT OF THE CLUB'S AUNTIES UNFOLDS, REVEALING THE STARTLING EVENTS AND CONDITIONS THAT HAVE SHAPED THEIR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF THEIR PRECIOUS DAUGHTERS.
Amazon.com:
The 1993 film adaptation of Amy Tan's bestselling novel is both a delight and a moving experience, an anthology of stories wrapped in one Chinese-American woman's journey to understand her roots. Wayne Wang (Eat a Bowl of Tea) directs a large, outstanding cast spread over eight different tales of the lives of Chinese women, most of them set in the past. The script by Tan and Ronald Bass (Rain Man) is a delicate balance of emotions that swell but don't gush, and Wang brings impressive texture and a personal feel to Tan's descriptions of daily life in the Chinese-American community. This sprawling, good-looking movie makes for a cathartic tearjerker one can feel good about. --Tom Keogh
JUNE IS INVITED TO JOIN THE JOY LUCK CLUB, THE WEEKLY MAHJONG GROUP OF HER RECENTLY DECEASED MOTHER. A PORTRAIT OF THE CLUB'S AUNTIES UNFOLDS, REVEALING THE STARTLING EVENTS AND CONDITIONS THAT HAVE SHAPED THEIR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF THEIR PRECIOUS DAUGHTERS.
Amazon.com:
The 1993 film adaptation of Amy Tan's bestselling novel is both a delight and a moving experience, an anthology of stories wrapped in one Chinese-American woman's journey to understand her roots. Wayne Wang (Eat a Bowl of Tea) directs a large, outstanding cast spread over eight different tales of the lives of Chinese women, most of them set in the past. The script by Tan and Ronald Bass (Rain Man) is a delicate balance of emotions that swell but don't gush, and Wang brings impressive texture and a personal feel to Tan's descriptions of daily life in the Chinese-American community. This sprawling, good-looking movie makes for a cathartic tearjerker one can feel good about. --Tom Keogh
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Customer Reviews
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- Pleased with DVD The Joy Luck Club
Received the DVD in a timely manner and it was in new condition. I am a satisfied customer.
Rating: - True to the book and one of the BEST Asian American movies made...
If you have read the book, you will love this screen adaption of the Joy Luck Club. I count it as one of my Top Five favorite movies if not my Top One movie. It is timeless classic. Besides the two times I saw it in the theater, I have watched it first on VHS and again on DVD more times than I can count. It doesn't give the best view of Asian men, was that a personal view of writer Amy Tan, who married a Caucasion? The ending always chokes me up. Great casting, great writing, great producer and director. ... Read More
Rating: - "Best quality heart --
must be born this way."
Lovely, tender, funny, heartrending.
Many themes, but one most central is the immigrant experience -- the tensions between immigrants with "old country" values, and their US-born children with US values.
And about a favorite relationship: mother-daughter.
Amy Tan wrote a wonderful essay, "Mother Tongue," perhaps still available online (search for "amy tan mother tongue") in which she works through her childhood embarrassment, shame, ... Read More
Rating: 
- Mothers and Daughters
A well done movie that should be seen by every mother and daughter duo. It explores a mother's hopes and dreams for their daughter as well as a daughter's desire to live their own life.
Rating: - just what I was looking for
Couldn't find this DVD anywhere around us.Came to us quickly, packed safely, and completely as described.
Thanks!!!
- Pleased with DVD The Joy Luck ClubReceived the DVD in a timely manner and it was in new condition. I am a satisfied customer.
- True to the book and one of the BEST Asian American movies made...If you have read the book, you will love this screen adaption of the Joy Luck Club. I count it as one of my Top Five favorite movies if not my Top One movie. It is timeless classic. Besides the two times I saw it in the theater, I have watched it first on VHS and again on DVD more times than I can count. It doesn't give the best view of Asian men, was that a personal view of writer Amy Tan, who married a Caucasion? The ending always chokes me up. Great casting, great writing, great producer and director. ... Read More
- "Best quality heart --must be born this way."
Lovely, tender, funny, heartrending.
Many themes, but one most central is the immigrant experience -- the tensions between immigrants with "old country" values, and their US-born children with US values.
And about a favorite relationship: mother-daughter.
Amy Tan wrote a wonderful essay, "Mother Tongue," perhaps still available online (search for "amy tan mother tongue") in which she works through her childhood embarrassment, shame, ... Read More
- Mothers and DaughtersA well done movie that should be seen by every mother and daughter duo. It explores a mother's hopes and dreams for their daughter as well as a daughter's desire to live their own life.
- just what I was looking forCouldn't find this DVD anywhere around us.Came to us quickly, packed safely, and completely as described.
Thanks!!!
