The Farewell (2019) (original) (raw)

A Chinese family discover their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies.

A Chinese family discover their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies. (less)

Director: Lulu Wang
Writer: Lulu Wang
Starring: Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Shuzhen Zhao, Hong Lu, Yongbo Jiang
Producer: Daniele Tate Melia

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Review by Brian Orndorf, July 18, 2019

8 / 10

�The Farewell� was initially included as a segment on the radio show, �This American Life.� It�s easy to see why, as the story includes a somewhat strange premise coated in the honey of idiosyncratic human behavior, offering a few mild twists and turns to keep listeners glued to their speakers, wrapped up in the details of this offering of pure culture. Turning her tale into a feature proves to be a bit more difficult for writer/director Lulu Wang, who�s tasked with taking intimate thoughts and turning them into screen dramatics, trusting actors to carry feelings previously held deep within. � ...read more...

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