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The Joy Luck Club [DVD] [1994]
enlarge	Director: Wayne Wang Actors: Tamlyn Tomita, Rosalind Chao, Kieu Chinh, Tsai Chin, France Nuyen Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm Category: DVD List Price: ~~£14.99~~ Buy New: £3.06 as of 25/11/2009 16:02 GMT details You Save: £11.93 (80%) New (13) Used (4) from £2.99 Seller: selectcheaper Rating: 13 reviews Sales Rank: 16467 Format: PAL Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), Finnish (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Discs: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 133 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5017188811378 ASIN: B0001MIQMG Theatrical Release Date: 1993 Release Date: May 10, 2004 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 13 1 2 3 Next » Stunning: moving, funny and tragic. A classic May 20, 2001 14 out of 15 found this review helpful Apart from the story-telling where four Chinese-American mothers recount their tragic lives in China, this story focuses on the relationships between mothers and daughters. It is a film that recounts the harsh coinditions under which Chinese women were (are??) born and the struggles of four women who fled their demons to move to America in the hope of giving their children everyhting they were denied. It is at once poignant, humorous, sad, and above all relevant, balancing the obviously heart-rending plot with the need to avoid descending into melodrama. Having viewed it 8 years after its release, and having read the book, it left me deeply moved, with the feeling that the film had more than done justice to the original storye. This is a rare movie that entertains from start to finish, and brilliantly covers the full spectrum of human emotions. Joy Luck Club June 13, 2003 17 out of 19 found this review helpful A beautifully crafted story. I first saw it about 10 years ago and when I saw it again this year (2003) I loved it just as much. The characters are all very different each with their own charms and failings. This film manges to display the fragility of human nature. It is a realisation that we all have the same basic need - to be loved and accepted for what we are. It shows emotion without being too sentimental. The background music is great - wish I could buy a CD of it. Don't miss this film. Unforgettable! A look at the film, from the view of a JLC book fan! April 10, 2002 Miriam Starling (London) 12 out of 14 found this review helpful The Joy Luck Club was a movie I ordered after loving the book for a time. I sat down to watch it in great anticipation, and sure, it added, chopped and changed bits from the book, but the film, though never as good as the book, is a gripping, beautiful movie. The characters were exactly like I imagined them (Especially Waverly and Lindo) and I liked how the movie showed the tales in a different way. Like the book, parts of the movie moved me to tears, and I loved each character. See this movie, especially if you are a fan of the book, you will not be dissapointed! Heart-Breaking and Joyful Family Relationships November 9, 2006 Erika Borsos (Gulf Coast of FL, USA) 7 out of 8 found this review helpful This film reveals the complex mother-daughter relationships of four Chinese families whose roots from the past intertwine within the present causing conflicts and misunderstandings in their lives. Once the stories from the past are told and understood within the context of ancient Chinese culture and values, the mother-daughter bonds of love become even stronger and indestructable. br / br /The stories of the four mothers are told from the cultural viewpoint of the past as flashbacks throughout the film. The viewer learns boys are more revered than girls, a daughter is given in an arranged marriage to a boy from a wealthy family and she is expected to be obedient to her husband and servile to her mother-in-law. The mother-in-law expects a grandchild and blames the daughter-in-law for failing to produce offspring, not recognizing or accepting her son's part in the problem. This particular story was cleverly resolved and had a happy ending due to the creative efforts of the daughter-in-law who used superstition, religion, and cultural values to get out of this unhappy marriage. In another life story, a young attractive daughter is raped by a wealthy businessman, her parents disown her not believing this story. They thought she allowed herself to be seduced due to his wealth. To sustain herself, she became his fourth wife, a concubine but also produced a son, an heir ...whom the first wife took ownership of, as if he were her son. The real mother was not allowed near her own child. Eventually, she proved herself a worthy daughter by a sacrificial ceremony done for her dying mother. Later she reunitd with her first child, a daughter, whom she raised within the businessman's household where the mother enacted an even more heartbreaking sacrifice ... br / br /All the stories from the past are connected in some way with the problems the Chinese daughter's are experiencing in their adult lives. Through flashbacks in time, each daughter recalls her own past and how she felt pushed to do things for her mother, trying to please her, yet feeling unworthy. The film blends the stories of all the characters in a very creative and unique manner helping the viewer understand how the context of Chinese culture became the foundation of love on which all their lives are based. br / br /June one of the American-raised Chinese daughters begins telling her story and the relationhship and conflicts with her mother who had recently passed away. The roots of the misunderstandings become more clear as the viewer learns about June's mother's life in China ... June learns the expectations her mother had for her, the hopes and dreams for her American daughter were part of an unresolved loss her mother never spoke about to June. June learns about a very painful experience in her mother's life which forced her to make decisions no mother should have to make ... However, due to a letter written by Auntie Lindo to June's relatives in China, June is reunited with her mother's secret past. This is the point where everyone who views the film will need a handkerchief or tissues... Erika Borsos [pepper flower] Best film I have ever seen December 14, 2000 lindam@sifund.demon.co.uk (Scotland) 6 out of 7 found this review helpful Having had this video from the video store and watched it more times than I can remember I recommend it to any mother and daughter who would like a better understanding of the relation they have. After watching it I looked at the relationship I have with my own mother and can honestly say I understand and appreciate her more than I ever have DEFINATELY WATCH IT Showing reviews 1-5 of 13 1 2 3 Next »

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