The Joy Luck Club 喜福會 喜福会 pinyin: Xǐ Fú Huì is a 1993 American film about the relationships between Chinese-American women and their Chinese mothers. It is based on the 1989 novel of the same name by Amy Tan, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ronald Bass. The film was produced by Ronald Bass, Amy Tan, Patrick Markey and Wayne Wang, who directed it. The cast is notable for consisting primarily of Asian American women. Four older women, all Chinese immigrants living in San Francisco, meet regularly to play mahjong, eat, and tell stories.... Each of these women has an adult Chinese-American daughter. The film reveals the hidden pasts of the older women and explores cultural conflict and the relationships between mothers and daughters. The film is structured as a series of vignettes told from the perspectives of the different women. The Joy Luck Club has been widely praised by critics and was well-received by audiences.
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| Release date: | September 8, 1993 |
| Directed by: | Wayne Wang |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 139 Minutes |
| Producer: | Ronald Bass, Wayne Wang, Patrick Markey, Amy Tan |
| Editor: | Maysie Hoy |
| Music by: | Rachel Portman |
| Cinematography: | Amir Mokri |
| Screenplay by: | Amy Tan, Ronald Bass |
| Adapted from: | The Joy Luck Club |