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Saving Face  (2004)

Saving Face
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Theatrical Feature Running Time:
96 mins

Theatrical Release Information:
Saving Face

An Asian-American woman and her mother both find their private lives are becoming a family matter in this romantic comedy-drama. Wilhelmina Pang (Michelle Krusiec) is a surgeon living in Manhattan whose mother (Joan Chen) is eager for her to settle down with a nice man and get married. What Ma doesn't know is that Wilhelmina happens to be a lesbian -- or rather, Ma prefers not to acknowledge it, since she once walked in on Wilhelmina and her girlfriend several years before. As it happens, Wilhelmina is looking for someone special in her life, and thinks she may have found her in Vivian (Lynn Chen), a beautiful dancer, but a fear of commitment and a desire to keep her medical career on track is making their relationship problematic. As Wilhelmina tries to get her love life in order, her mother's shifts into crisis mode. Ma, a 48-year-old widow, has just discovered she's pregnant, and her staunchly traditional father (Li Zhiyu) will not allow her back into the home they share until she's married someone respectable. Unwilling to name the father of her baby, Ma is forced to move in with Wilhelmina, and while enduring the emotional roller coaster of pregnancy she is being pressured by friends and relatives to marry Cho (Nathaniel Geng), a sweet but boring man she doesn't especially like. Saving Face was the first feature film from writer and director Alice Wu. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide


Saving Face Trivia

Who played Wilhelmina Pang in the movie Saving Face?
Michelle Krusiec played Wilhelmina Pang in the movie Saving Face

Who played Ma in the movie Saving Face?
Joan Chen played Ma in the movie Saving Face

Who played Vivian Lu in the movie Saving Face?
Lynn Chen played Vivian Lu in the movie Saving Face

Who played Wai Gung in the movie Saving Face?
Li Zhiyu played Wai Gung in the movie Saving Face

Who played Wai Po in the movie Saving Face?
Shen Guanglan played Wai Po in the movie Saving Face

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