The Wedding Banquet
Movie · 1993
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Movie · 1993
The Wedding Banquet
Ang Lee's romantic drama follows a gay Taiwanese-American man who stages a sham wedding to please his traditional parents, leading to heartfelt and comedic family encounters.
The Wedding Banquet is a 1993 Taiwanese-Mandarin romantic comedy-drama directed by Ang Lee. It centers on Wai-Tung, a gay Taiwanese-American man living in Manhattan with his partner, Simon. To appease his parents, who are pressuring him to marry and continue the family line, Wai-Tung agrees to a sham marriage with Wei-Wei, a struggling artist from mainland China who needs a green card. The plan quickly spirals into a complex web of cultural misunderstandings and comedic situations when Wai-Tung's parents unexpectedly arrive from Taiwan to orchestrate a lavish wedding banquet, forcing Wai-Tung and Simon to keep their relationship a secret.
- Director / creators
- Ang Lee
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- zh