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| Wedding Banquet, The |
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Genre:Comedy
Reviewed In Issue 11 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Ah-Leh-Gua, Sihung Lung, May Chin. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
8170-85 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
109 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1993 |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Ang Lee |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Ang Lee & James Schamus |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Mader |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Steve Rosenzweig |
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| (Editor): |
Tim Squyres |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Jiang Feng-Chyi |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Ted Hope, James Schamus & Ang Lee |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.75:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.78:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Stereo A |
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Story Synopsis:
The Wedding Banquet tells the story of a marriage of convenience between a gay man and his female tenant, a down and out artist desperately in need of a green card. Wai Tung, played by Winston Chao, is the young gay Taiwanese who lives with his lover Simon (Mitchell Lichtenstein). Their affair is unbeknown to his Taiwanese parents who persistently pressure and harass him to marry so that they can have a grandson., Simon solves Wai’s problem by suggesting that Wai marry the young girl, played by May Chin. Unexpectedly, Wai’s parents arrive for the wedding and the threesome have a hard time trying to live with this deception.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture has been matted to 1.78:1. Image quality is very natural, but color is a bit undersaturated and detail is soft overall. Fleshtones are accurate and shadow detail is good, but there is noise and slight grain apparent in the dark scenes.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is presented in undistinguished monaural. The sound is compressed but dialogue is intelligible.
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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