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Garçon d'honneur

Original title: Xi yan
  • 1993
  • R
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
17K
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Garçon d'honneur (1993)
To satisfy his nagging parents, a gay landlord and a female tenant agree to a marriage of convenience, but his parents arrive to visit and things get out of hand.
Play trailer1:18
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To satisfy his nagging parents, a gay landlord and a female tenant agree to a marriage of convenience, but his parents arrive to visit and things get out of hand.To satisfy his nagging parents, a gay landlord and a female tenant agree to a marriage of convenience, but his parents arrive to visit and things get out of hand.To satisfy his nagging parents, a gay landlord and a female tenant agree to a marriage of convenience, but his parents arrive to visit and things get out of hand.

  • Director
    • Ang Lee
  • Writers
    • Ang Lee
    • Neil Peng
    • James Schamus
  • Stars
    • Winston Chao
    • May Chin
    • Ah-Lei Gua
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    17K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ang Lee
    • Writers
      • Ang Lee
      • Neil Peng
      • James Schamus
    • Stars
      • Winston Chao
      • May Chin
      • Ah-Lei Gua
    • 62User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 13 wins & 11 nominations total

    Videos2

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:18
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    The Wedding Banquet
    Trailer 1:16
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    Photos38

    Winston Chao and May Chin in Garçon d'honneur (1993)
    Winston Chao, May Chin, and Mitchell Lichtenstein in Garçon d'honneur (1993)
    Winston Chao and May Chin in Garçon d'honneur (1993)
    Winston Chao, May Chin, and Mitchell Lichtenstein in Garçon d'honneur (1993)
    Garçon d'honneur (1993)
    Winston Chao, May Chin, and Mitchell Lichtenstein in Garçon d'honneur (1993)
    Winston Chao, May Chin, and Mitchell Lichtenstein in Garçon d'honneur (1993)
    Winston Chao, May Chin, and Mitchell Lichtenstein in Garçon d'honneur (1993)
    Winston Chao, May Chin, and Mitchell Lichtenstein in Garçon d'honneur (1993)
    Winston Chao, May Chin, and Mitchell Lichtenstein in Garçon d'honneur (1993)
    Ah-Lei Gua, Winston Chao, May Chin, Sihung Lung, and Mitchell Lichtenstein in Garçon d'honneur (1993)
    Winston Chao, May Chin, and Mitchell Lichtenstein in Garçon d'honneur (1993)

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    Winston Chao
    Winston Chao
    • Wai-Tung Gao
    May Chin
    May Chin
    • Wei-Wei
    Ah-Lei Gua
    Ah-Lei Gua
    • Mrs. Gao
    • (as Ah-Leh Gua)
    Sihung Lung
    Sihung Lung
    • Mr. Gao
    Mitchell Lichtenstein
    Mitchell Lichtenstein
    • Simon
    Dion Birney
    • Andrew
    Jeanne Kuo Chang
    • Wai-Tung's Secretary
    Paul Chen
    • Guest
    Chung-Wei Chou
    • Chef
    Yun Chung
    • Guest
    Ho-Mean Fu
    • Guest
    Michael Gaston
    Michael Gaston
    • Justice of the Peace
    Jeffrey Howard
    • Street Musician
    Theresa Hou
    • Female Cashier
    Yung-Teh Hsu
    • Bob Law, Wai-Tung's Old Friend
    Jean Hu
    • Guest
    Albert Huang
    • Guest
    Neal Huff
    Neal Huff
    • Steve
    • Director
      • Ang Lee
    • Writers
      • Ang Lee
      • Neil Peng
      • James Schamus
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Winston Chao had been an airline steward for seven years and had never acted in a film before when Ang Lee cast him as Wai-Tung. Three to four hours every day were spent to teach him how to act.
    • Goofs
      During the small family dinner to which Simon treats the newlyweds and Wei-Tung's parents, Simon can be seen to alternately hold chopsticks, a small bowl or nothing in his left hand, depending on the camera angle.
    • Quotes

      Justice of the Peace: Okay, now you: "I, Wee-Wee..."

      Wei-Wei: Wee-Wee.

      Justice of the Peace: "... take you, Wai Tung..."

      Wei-Wei: Wee-Wee.

      Justice of the Peace: Okay. "To be my wedded husband... to have and to hold..."

      Wei-Wei: Holding to have, husband, mine...

      Justice of the Peace: "... for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer..."

      Wei-Wei: Better and richer, no poorer.

      Justice of the Peace: "... in sickness and in health, till death do us part."

      Wei-Wei: Till sickness and death.

      Justice of the Peace: Groovy. Rings.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Fugitive/The Meteor Man/Manhattan Murder Mystery/The Secret Garden/The Wedding Banquet (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      The Wedding Banquet

    User reviews62

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    Understanding of people.
    Hsi yen (The Wedding Banquet) is an enjoyable movie to watch. It does not matter if you are acquainted with Ang Lee's work. The film is about a woman wants to stay in the country gets married to a gay man. The man tries to hide being gay when his parents visit from out of the country. All of the performances are excellent in this picture.
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    6
    • cmyklefty
    • Dec 29, 2001

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 6, 1993 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Taiwan
      • United States
    • Languages
      • Mandarin
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Wedding Banquet
    • Filming locations
      • Phoenix Ballroom, Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel, Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Ang Lee Productions
      • Central Motion Pictures
      • Good Machine
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,933,459
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $134,870
      • Aug 8, 1993
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,933,459
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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