Falling for Grace (2006)

Grace is a Chinese American who longs to be a part of New York's high society. At a socialite event, she is mistaken for a Hong Kong heiress and meets her Prince Charming. Nothing is as it seems absorbing drama. What will happen to this Cinderella when the clock strikes midnight?

Director:

Fay Ann Lee

Writers:

Fay Ann Lee (screenplay), Karen Rousso (screenplay)

Stars:

Christine Baranski, Laura Benanti, Lewis Black

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Christine Baranski	...	Bree Barrington
Laura Benanti	...	Alexandra
Lewis Black	...	Rob York
Jeff Blumenkrantz	...	Richard 'The Weasel'
Cindy Cheung	...	Kari Mills
Clem Cheung	...	Ba
Margaret Cho	...	Janie
Tania Deighton	...	Diane
Laura Derby	...	Janice Douglas
Sal Di Piazza	...	Delivery Man #2
David Dinkins	...	Self (as David N. Dinkins)
Steven Drukman	...	Greg
Kandiss Edmundson	...	Liz
Gretchen Egolf	...	Bridget
Ato Essandoh	...	Jamal

Storyline

Grace Tang, an ambitious banker from working class Chinatown falls in love with New York's most eligible bachelor, Andrew Barrington, Jr. The only problem is that he thinks she's an heiress from Hong Kong. It is only through her search for fairy tale love that Grace re-discovers her own identity and realizes what really matters in life.

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Plot Keywords:

title directed by female | title written by female | f rated | new york city | manhattan new york city | 

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Taglines:

Her dream came true when she became someone else.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The shaky refrigerator in Grace's parents' apartment has at least one easy fix: level the feet/rollers. The bigger problem may be either a blower motor or perhaps a compressor mount.

User Reviews

I Fell for Grace

This film had its Arizona premiere near my hometown, in Lakeside, AZ. By a strange turn of events, I now find myself doing a kind of bootlegging marketing campaign for a film that desperately needs some more attention. So here goes:

Falling for Grace is the story of Grace Tang — a street-smart business gal — who meets Andrew Barrington Jr., son of a high-profile businessman at a high-society event. While stepping lightly around other socialites, Grace is mistaken for Grace Tang, a wealthy woman who owns "Shanghai Tang," a boutique on Madison Ave. Here Chinatown and the Cinderella story collide.

The content stews together into a rather atypical romantic comedy. The Chinese overtones of the film are multi-faceted, from an anti-sweatshop subplot to the hilarious and highly believable conversations between Grace, her brother Ming and her parents. Nearly a quarter of the dialogue — and some of the funniest scenes in the film — was delivered in Cantonese and subtitled in English.

This was just a fabulous little movie, one had the feel of a big-bucks feature with the unpredictability of an indie film. The cast was great and the character development had the right mix of believable dialogue, family interaction and jokes in Cantonese.

In short, this film was well-written, witty, and slyly sweet.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA Mexico

Language:

English

Release Date:

April 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Falling for Grace

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,614, 22 July 2007

Gross USA:

$33,060

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$33,060

Company Credits

Production Co:

Off Hollywood Pictures, Alien/Nitrate Pictures, Bigfoot Partners Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color