EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN (DVD/16X9/WS/1.85/MANDARIN CHINESE/SUB-ENG/FR/SP) DVD

Eat Drink Man Woman
Director Ang Lee's follow-up to his surprise box-office hit The Wedding Banquet is another look at ethnic and sexual conflicts in a Chinese family, with meals as a centerpiece of the film. Master chef Chu (Sihung Lung) is a long-time widower who lovingly cooks large Sunday dinners for his three daughters, who view the meals as too traditional. Secretly, however, successful airline executive Jia-Chien (Chien-Lien Wu) loves traditional cooking and would like to be a chef like her father, if women were permitted to do so. Her older sister Jia-Jen (Kuei-Mei Yang) is unmarried and cynical about men, but she becomes attracted to a volleyball coach and eventually pursues him vigorously. The youngest daughter, Jia-Ning (Yu-Wen Wang), is a college student who becomes pregnant from her frequent sexual escapades. As the film progresses, the personal relationships between the daughters and their significant others change unexpectedly. ~ Michael Betzold, All Movie Guide

Cast Sihung Lung as Chu Yang Kuei-Mei as Jen Wu Chien-lien as Kien Wang Yu-Wen as Ah-Leh Gua as Madame Liang Sylvia Chang as Jin-Rong Winston Chao as Li Kai Lester Chen as Chin-Cheng Lu

Crew James Schamus - Associate Producer Ted Hope - Associate Producer Ang Lee - Director Tim Squyres - Editor Mader - Composer (Music Score) Tom Paul - Musical Direction/Supervision Fu-Hsiung Lee - Production Designer Jong Lin - Cinematographer Jiang Feng-Chyi - Producer Hsu Li-kong - Producer Lan Ta-Peng - Producer Hsi-Chien Lee - Set Designer Wang Hui-Ling - Screenwriter Ang Lee - Screenwriter James Schamus - Screenwriter

Eat Drink Man Woman
His follow-up to his breakthrough success The Wedding Banquet (1993), Ang Lee's Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) is another wise comedy-drama of manners about life, love, and the Taiwanese generation gap. With food as the sensory analogue to familial relationships, Lee's attention to detail deftly mines the varied emotions as well as the humor in master chef Mr. Chu's attempts to deal with his adult daughters' different stabs at independence (and his own burgeoning romance) as he loses his sense of taste. The superb opening scene of Mr. Chu's bravura preparation of the customary, and resented, Sunday family feast not only reveals the affection for his daughters that he cannot articulate, but also is guaranteed to inspire cravings for gourmet Chinese food. Praised for its charm and skill, Eat Drink Man Woman became another genial art house hit for Lee and earned him his second Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
 

Ang Lee: Independent Spirit Awards, Best Director (nominated) Jong Lin: Independent Spirit Awards, Best Cinematography (nominated) Sihung Lung: Independent Spirit Awards, Best Actor (nominated) Wu Chien-lien: Independent Spirit Awards, Best Actress (nominated)

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Foreign Language Film (nominated) Golden Globe, Best Foreign Language Film (nominated) Independent Spirit Awards, Best Picture (nominated) Independent Spirit Awards, Best Screenplay (nominated) National Board of Review, Best Foreign Film (winner)

General Specifications: Language Options: Mandarin Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish Sound Processing: 5.1: 5 full-range channels. Includes 3 for the front speakers, 2 surround channels for rear speakers, & 1 low-frequency effects (LFE) channel to carry deep bass effects 2: PCM stereo Additional Features: Exclusive interview with director Ang Lee Original theatrical trailer Mandarin Chinese: stereo Surround English, French & Spanish language subtitles DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 124 min Part of Series: MGM World Films   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 0. Scene Selections 1. Main Title/Intro [5:12] 2. Sunday Dinner Hell [8:48] 3. Saved by the Chef [7:10] 4. Eat Drink Man Woman [5:23] 5. The Romantic Workplace [8:24] 6. Love Is Torture [5:42] 7. Banned From the Kitchen [13:36] 8. Cardiovascular Silence [7:19] 9. Mother Motormouth [10:34] 10. A Reason to Leave [1:01] 11. The Boss's Sister [6:50] 12. A Rest for Uncle Wen [3:58] 13. No More Nice Mouse [3:38] 14. Marry? Married! [6:30] 15. The Last Straw [1:50] 16. Just a Taste/Credits [10:50]