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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Sihung Lung | ... | Chu |
| Yu-Wen Wang | ... | Jia-Ning | |
| Chien-Lien Wu | ... | Jia-Chien | |
| Kuei-Mei Yang | ... | Jia-Jen | |
| Sylvia Chang | ... | Jin-Rong | |
| Winston Chao | ... | Li Kai | |
| Chao-jung Chen | ... | Guo Lun | |
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Chit-Man Chan | ... | Raymond |
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Yu Chen | ... | Rachel |
| Ah-Lei Gua | ... | Madame Liang (as Ya-Lei Kuei) | |
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Chi-Der Hong | ... | Class Leader |
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Gin-Ming Hsu | ... | Coach Chai |
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Huel-Yi Lin | ... | Sister Chang |
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Shih-Jay Lin | ... | Chief's Son |
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Chin-Cheng Lu | ... | Ming-Dao |
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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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chef | chinese food | cooking | father daughter relationship | daughter |Taglines:
The Ingredients of Life 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 »Edit
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$7,294,403Company Credits
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Jia-Chien: No, it's fine. Nothing.
[Jia-Chien makes a face from the soup]
Chu: Say it!
Jia-Chien: The ham was oversmoked.
Jia-Ning: It's fine.
Jia-Jen: Father probably forgot to taste it.
Jia-Chien: Or his taste is getting worse.
Chu: My taste is fine!
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Vocals by Yueh-Yun Pan and Bob Chen
Lyrics by Bob Chen
Music by Bob Chen
Arrangment by Chen-Fan Li
Courtesy of Rock Records and Tapes
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As of 2016, this is the only film made by director Ang Lee to be set in his native Taiwan. 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: These past two days, I... something wrong?Jia-Chien: No, it's fine. Nothing.
[Jia-Chien makes a face from the soup]
Chu: Say it!
Jia-Chien: The ham was oversmoked.
Jia-Ning: It's fine.
Jia-Jen: Father probably forgot to taste it.
Jia-Chien: Or his taste is getting worse.
Chu: My taste is fine!
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JACK AND JILLVocals by Yueh-Yun Pan and Bob Chen
Lyrics by Bob Chen
Music by Bob Chen
Arrangment by Chen-Fan Li
Courtesy of Rock Records and Tapes
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This movie is a visually sumptuous confection served up by Ang Lee as a follow-up to The Wedding Banquet.
While some people may be put off that the film is in Mandarin with subtitles (and the DVD does not have a dubbing option), the film is so strong visually that you forget about the subtitles and just admire the thoroughly delightful story.
I found the film's theme very interesting...that life constantly surprises, especially if one opens themselves up to life's possibilities.
Nothing in this film plays out like you expect it to. It is the single common thread between the multiple story lines. If this film has a flaw it is that too many of the changes happen too suddenly, without an examination of the processes that led to the sudden developments.
The food scenes in this film are to die for. In this case, as opposed to being a primarily carnal sensual experience as it is in films like "Chocolat" and "Like Water For Chocolate," food also takes on a rhythmic intensity and meter here. There is amazing energy and balance displayed in the preparation and presentation of the meal. Sort of like Feng Shui for the tummy.
Bon Appetit.