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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Alice Wu (writer)
Release Date:
9 September 2005 (Turkey)
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Tagline:
A romantic comedy about right, wrong and everything in between. more
Plot:
A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win
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3 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
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A very enjoyable and very different Movie
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Michelle Krusiec | ... | Wilhelmina 'Wil' Pang |
 | Joan Chen | ... | Hwei-Lan Gao - Ma |
 | Lynn Chen | ... | Vivian Shing |
 | Jin Wang | ... | Wai Gung - Grandpa |
| Guang Lan Koh | ... | Wai Po - Grandma |
| Jessica Hecht | ... | Randi - Hospital Co-Worker |
 | Ato Essandoh | ... | Jay - Neighbor |
 | David Shih | ... | Norman |
 | Brian Yang | ... | Little Yu |
| Nathanel Geng | ... | Stimson Cho |
| Mao Zhao | ... | Old Yu |
| Louyong Wong | ... | Dr. Shing |
| Clare Sum | ... | Mrs. Wong |
| Qian Luo | ... | Mrs. Shing |
 | Richard Chang | ... | Stephen |
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MPAA:
Rated R for some sexuality and language.
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Runtime:
91 min | USA:96 min (San Francisco Asian American Film Festival) | Canada:97 min | Argentina:97 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:15 |
Singapore:R21 (edited version) |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Argentina:16 |
Brazil:18 |
Taiwan:R-12 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba) |
Canada:PG (British Columbia/Ontario) |
Germany:o.Al. |
Malaysia:(Banned) |
USA:R |
Australia:M
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Continuity: Wil consistently wears her hair in a tightly pulled back ponytail, but shortly after her mother moves in she goes to visit her grandfather wearing an army T shirt. While she's adjusting the TV antenna, her hair is uncharacteristically puffed up with no explanation. All scenes before and after show her hair in the tight ponytail. Quite a bit later, there is a scene where Wil's mom sends her to the beauty shop to find out gossip. It's there that Wil is wearing the same army T shirt and getting her hair rolled up in big curls - the end result of which would be puffed hair!
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Quotes:
Hwei-Lan Gao - Ma:
[in Mandarin] Your neighbor is loud and dark and eats too much soy sauce.
Wil: [in Mandarin] Americans like soy sauce.
Hwei-Lan Gao - Ma: I'm going to start eating less soy sauce so it won't stain the baby too dark.
Wil: [in English] Ma, that's ridiculous.
Hwei-Lan Gao - Ma: You eat less too, so you don't grow spots.
Hwei-Lan Gao - Ma: [passes soy sauce bottle to Jay]
Jay - Neighbor: Thanks.
Hwei-Lan Gao - Ma: [smiles] Too late for him anyway.
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Wil: [in Mandarin] Americans like soy sauce.
Hwei-Lan Gao - Ma: I'm going to start eating less soy sauce so it won't stain the baby too dark.
Wil: [in English] Ma, that's ridiculous.
Hwei-Lan Gao - Ma: You eat less too, so you don't grow spots.
Hwei-Lan Gao - Ma: [passes soy sauce bottle to Jay]
Jay - Neighbor: Thanks.
Hwei-Lan Gao - Ma: [smiles] Too late for him anyway.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)
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Soundtrack:
BALTIMORE SLOW DANCE
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This movie is much more than the elements of its plot. Just as "The Piña Colada Song" is not really about drinking, "Saving Face" is not really about Asian lesbians who occasionally speak Chinese.
It's too bad that I don't have the skill to describe the pleasure of seeing "Saving Face". It's something like the experience of looking into the fire in the fireplace on a cold evening. But it is more like doing that along with someone special while listening to a sultry version of "Someone To Watch Over Me"; just completely different though.
See it! When I saw this motion picture with the "Movies 101" group in NYC, it was plain from the audience reaction that lots of people adored it with me.