<description>&lt;p&gt;Christopher and Nicole with special guest, Dan, discuss &lt;em&gt;The Farewell&lt;/em&gt; and the issues that come along with generational conflicts that cross international boundaries as well. We disagree about the actual quality of the filmmaking particularly the bizarre score, Dan discusses the dissonance between what was considered funny by Asian vs non-Asian audiences, and the tension between the families who emigrate and the families who stay. It's worth hearing the real story from &lt;em&gt;This American Life&lt;/em&gt;. For more on Lulu Wang, check out this &lt;a href= "https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/07/lulu-wang-director-farewell-welcomes-your-tears/593806/"&gt; article&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;em&gt;The Atlantic.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Nicole recommends early Ang Lee: &lt;a href= "https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/details/The-Wedding-Banquet/40437"&gt; &lt;em&gt;The Wedding Banquet&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Drink-Woman-Sihung-Lung/dp/B00993HJL2"&gt;&lt;em&gt; Eat Drink Man Woman&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Christopher recommends &lt;a href= "https://www.cbs.com/shows/star-trek-discovery/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Star Trek: Discovery&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.moviesthatmatterpodcast.com"&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.redbubble.com/people/moviesmatterpod"&gt;Store&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxgHHZ1PU5G6FuPM7X0pSvw"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Facebook &lt;a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/moviesmatterpod"&gt;Group&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/moviesmatterpod"&gt;Page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Nicole Funari

Flashback: The Farewell and Staying vs. Leaving for America

JAN 25, 202453 MIN
Movies That Matter

Flashback: The Farewell and Staying vs. Leaving for America

JAN 25, 202453 MIN

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Christopher and Nicole with special guest, Dan, discuss The Farewell and the issues that come along with generational conflicts that cross international boundaries as well. We disagree about the actual quality of the filmmaking particularly the bizarre score, Dan discusses the dissonance between what was considered funny by Asian vs non-Asian audiences, and the tension between the families who emigrate and the families who stay. It's worth hearing the real story from This American Life. For more on Lulu Wang, check out this article from The Atlantic.

Nicole recommends early Ang Lee: The Wedding Banquet and Eat Drink Man Woman. Christopher recommends Star Trek: Discovery.

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