A senior chef lives with his three grown daughters; the middle one finds her future plans affected by unexpected events and the life changes of the other household members.
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Senior Master Chef Chu lives in a large house in Taipei with his three unmarried daughters, Jia-Jen, a chemistry teacher converted to Christianity, Jia-Chien, an airline executive, and Jia-Ning, a student who also works in a fast food restaurant. Life in the house revolves around the ritual of an elaborate dinner each Sunday, and the love lives of all the family members. Written by Will Gilbert
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father daughter relationship | chef | sister sister relationship | daughter | teacher |Taglines:
A comedy to arouse your appetite. See more »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
3 August 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Eat Drink Man Woman See more »Box Office
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$7,294,403 (USA)Company Credits
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Text: Francis of Assisi, ca. 1225; trans. by William H. Draper, 1925, adapt. 1987
Music: 'Geistliche Kirchengesane', 1623; harmonised by Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906
Performed by The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Courtesy of Sony Classical
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The opening sequence - in which a Sunday lunch is lovingly prepared - took over a week to film. See more »Goofs
When Madame Liang arrives by cab at her house together with her daughter and her grandchild, it is heavily raining, however, right in front of the taxi the road is wet, but there are no rain drops visible, in particular not in the puddle right in font of the cab. See more »Quotes
Chu: Eat, drink, man, woman. Basic human desires. Can't avoid them. All my life, that's all Iv'e ever done. It pisses me off. Is that all their is to life?See more »
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Referenced in Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches (2002) See more »Soundtracks
ALL CREATURES OF OUR GOD AND KINGText: Francis of Assisi, ca. 1225; trans. by William H. Draper, 1925, adapt. 1987
Music: 'Geistliche Kirchengesane', 1623; harmonised by Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906
Performed by The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Courtesy of Sony Classical
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I came across Yin Shi Nan Nu just by chance, when one day I was sorting DVD's in my local store. I was curious about the name in Spanish, and I have seen other movies by Ang Lee, but I have never repented for my sudden decision to take the movie home. This is a brilliant portrait of a family on the verge of being torn apart by their personal differences and the ominous presence of modernity, which has started to undermine the roots of the traditional Taiwanese family life. The presence of traditional Chinese Cuisine, in which Chu is both a master and the heir to hundreds of years of knowledge, serves as the perfect background to place the characters, as a metaphor for a way of life that is quickly disappearing, threatened by fast food and changes in family values. The director does not, however, focuses on mellow or sweetened scenes to show the conflict, but he maintains a humorous tone throughout the movie, placing the actors' performances on subtle gestures and witty lines which rely heavily on understatement and comedy-like situations. The basic premise of the movie suggests that change is not only inevitable but also necessary. However, the old values still need to be cherished and passed on to the next generation since they are the foundations which give sense and meaning to a life which tends to assimilate happiness to disposable items and economic success. In doing so, Chu and her daughters get reconciled, as well as their traditional background comes to terms with modernity.