The Wedding Banquet
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Synopsis
Gao Wai, a gay New Yorker, has never shared the truth about his sexuality with his traditional Taiwanese family, and hopes to disguise his long-term relationship with his lover Simon by marrying Wei-Wei, a young artist who's only it for the green card. But Gao's parents refuse to let him off the hook easily, showing up in New York to plan a massive wedding banquet.
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Best Foreign Language Film
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Winner of Taiwan's Golden Horse for best picture, director, screenplay, supporting actor and supporting actress.
Winner of the Golden Bear Award at the 1993 Berlin Film Festival.
Expanded Release in United States September 3, 1993
Released in United States February 1993
Released in United States June 1993
Released in United States November 2001
Released in United States October 1993
Released in United States on Video September 28, 1994
Released in United States September 1993
Released in United States Summer August 4, 1993
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 11-22, 1993.
Shown at Melbourne International Film Festival (opening night) June 4-18, 1993.
Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals (Contemporary World Cinema) September 9-18, 1993.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 1-17, 1993.
Feature acting debut for former model and flight attendant Winston Chao.
Began shooting July 27, 1992.
Completed shooting August 27, 1992.
In 1990, Lee entered two scripts in the annual Taiwanese government screenplay contest, and won first and second prizes for "Pushing Hands" and "The Wedding Banquet," respectively.
Special Film Preview at Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City July 27, 1993.
Released in United States February 1993 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 11-22, 1993.)
Released in United States June 1993 (Shown at Melbourne International Film Festival (opening night) June 4-18, 1993.)
Released in United States Summer August 4, 1993
Released in United States September 1993 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals (Contemporary World Cinema) September 9-18, 1993.)
Expanded Release in United States September 3, 1993
Released in United States on Video September 28, 1994
Released in United States October 1993 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 1-17, 1993.)
Released in United States November 2001 (Shown at AFI Fest 2001: The American Film Institute Los Angeles International Film Festival (Tribute) November 1-11, 2001.)
Nominated for six 1993 Spirit Awards by the Independent Feature Project/West, including best picture, best actor (Mitchell Lichtenstein), best actress (May Chin), best supporting actress (Ah-Leh Gua), best director and best screenplay.
The Country of Taiwan
The second installment in Ang Lee's loosely-linked "father knows best" trilogy which also includes "Pushing Hands" (Taiwan/USA/1992) and "Eat Drink Man Woman" (USA/Taiwan/1994). All three films star Sihung Lung.
