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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Title: Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
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Cast
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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 | |
| 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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Eat Drink Man Woman is a classic tale of simmering frustrations and relationship woes as semi-retired Master Chef Chu shares his culinary skills and tends to his three unmarried daughters' respective emotional journeys. Jia-Jen is a chemistry teacher, Jia-Chien an airline executive and Jia-Ning works at a fast-food establishment. Together they help prepare and eat a sumptuously elaborate dinner each Sunday, a family tradition which allows for considerable insight into their lives and fuels the fire for each daughter to deal with the turmoil of new romantic challenges.
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Old Wen: That's not the worst thing. At least people like your cooking.
Chu: Honestly, Id' have to give that up if it hadn't been for you lately. My sense of taste is getting worse and worse. My food is only as good as the expression on your face.
Old Wen: Don't be silly. You rely on your feelings when you cook, not your taste buds. Like that Western deaf composer, called ...
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Vocal by Anthony Yiu-Ming Wong (as Anthony Wong)
Lyrics by Yiu-Fai Chow
Music by Anthony Yiu-Ming Wong (as Anthony Wong)/Tak-Choi Choi
Arrangement by Anthony Yiu-Ming Wong (as Anthony Wong)/Tak-Choi Choi
Courtesy of Music Factory
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The opening sequence - in which a Sunday lunch is lovingly prepared - took over a week to film. See more »Goofs
As Chu is downing shots at the last Sunday dinner, he spills some on the collar of his jacket. When he stands up to makes his announcement, the stain is gone. See more »Quotes
Chu: I don't understand any of them, and I don't want to know. Let them grow up and leave. It's like cooking. Your appetite's gone when the dish is done.Old Wen: That's not the worst thing. At least people like your cooking.
Chu: Honestly, Id' have to give that up if it hadn't been for you lately. My sense of taste is getting worse and worse. My food is only as good as the expression on your face.
Old Wen: Don't be silly. You rely on your feelings when you cook, not your taste buds. Like that Western deaf composer, called ...
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C'EST L'AMOURVocal by Anthony Yiu-Ming Wong (as Anthony Wong)
Lyrics by Yiu-Fai Chow
Music by Anthony Yiu-Ming Wong (as Anthony Wong)/Tak-Choi Choi
Arrangement by Anthony Yiu-Ming Wong (as Anthony Wong)/Tak-Choi Choi
Courtesy of Music Factory
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TaiwanRelease Date:
3 August 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$155,512, 7 August 1994Gross USA:
$7,294,403Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$7,294,403Company Credits
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Being a female Asian American (1st generation), I definitely relate to the movie, especially the three daughters' devotion to their father and of maintaining and continuing family tradition. I loved the differences amongst the daughters: The older religious teacher daughter, the power executive daughter, and the teen aged daughter. However, no matter how their lives diverged, they were always brought back to the table by their ever-patient father. The little neighbor girl was absolutely adorable and the relationship between her and the father is endearing. The best scene is when she brings her lunch to school and the food is so lovely, tall of the children crowd around her and she's the hit of lunch period. Besides this movie, other Ang Lee films that are great are The Wedding Banquet and The Ice Storm and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon - need to see Sense and Sensibility and Brokeback Mountain (maybe even the Hulk), but this movie is my all time favorite - it makes me sad and wistful at times, but in the end, it always brings a smile to my face and touches my heart.