Eat Drink Man Woman

Before the masterpiece CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, Ang Lee directed this wonderful classic about food and family relationships.

Both in his debut film Pushing Hands and the follow-up The Wedding Banquet, Ang Lee addresses the differences between parents and children, the traditional and the modern, East and West. In Eat Drink Man Woman, this theme reappears, but unlike the two previous films, this time he has returned to Taiwan.

We meet an elderly widower and his three daughters, who seemingly have nothing in common other than their familial bond. The three sisters are very different and have made choices that take them in different directions: one into celibacy, one into the air, and one into a fast-food chain. The father is a passionate retired gourmet chef who spends his time preparing spectacular meals. This results, among other things, in the audience nearly swooning from hunger. This is "foodorama" at its very best.

«This is a startlingly superior piece of craftsmanship, with the flavour of life and richness of the script conveyed via uniformly wonderful performances. Above all, though, it’s Lee’s foodie masterstrokes, as Chu prepares his elaborate menus, that make the film so mouth-wateringly unforgettable.»

– Angie Errigo, Empire –

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Director

Ang Lee (b. 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker who has worked largely in American cinema throughout his career. He made his directorial debut with Pushing Hands (1991) and has since directed several films, including The Ice Storm (1997), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Brokeback Mountain (2005), and Life of Pi (2012).

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