The Joy Luck Club
Between every mother and daughter there is a story that must be told.
Between every mother and daughter there is a story that must be told.
Drama
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1993
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Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
139 min
Release date:
8 Sep 1993
Country:
US, CN
Languages:
cn, Chinese, French, English
Budget:
$11,000,000
Revenue:
$32,861,136
Awards:
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award4 wins & 5 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Both sweeping and intimate, a lovely evocation of changing cultures and enduring family ties.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Four different actresses play the aunties in their youth, which sometimes keeps us struggling to keep the stories straight. That we do is a tribute to the power of Tan's theme about the miscommunication that separates one generation from another.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2001
fresh:
One of the most touching and moving of the year's films.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
It's ravishing to look it, a truly gorgeous object. But it is not deep.
– Hal Hinson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Gives refreshing -- and bittersweet -- dimension to the age-old clash between generations.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000