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Joy Luck Club

Tamlyn Tomita , Rosalind Chao , Wayne Wang    R (Restricted)   DVD
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (91 customer reviews)
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The 1993 film adaptation of Amy Tan's bestselling novel is both a delight and a moving experience, an anthology of stories wrapped in one Chinese-American woman's journey to understand her roots. Wayne Wang (Eat a Bowl of Tea) directs a large, outstanding cast spread over eight different tales of the lives of Chinese women, most of them set in the past. The script by Tan and Ronald Bass (Rain Man) is a delicate balance of emotions that swell but don't gush, and Wang brings impressive texture and a personal feel to Tan's descriptions of daily life in the Chinese-American community. This sprawling, good-looking movie makes for a cathartic tearjerker one can feel good about. --Tom Keogh

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JOY LUCK CLUB


Genre: Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 0000-00-00
Media Type: DVD

SKU:GMDB2259279

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Wonderful! Sep 13 2003
Format:VHS Tape
This tearjerker adaptation based on the book by Amy Tan, is about four Chinese mothers and their American born daughters, and how the distinct cultural chasm in their upbringing, play into their daily lives.

The flashbacks into the young lives of each mother is masterful storytelling filled with rich imagery.
But it is the everyday struggles of modern life with their daughters and the conflicts between them that most will easily recognize. In this way the movie does not exclude the general viewer from identifying with their own personal relationships with their mother, spouse, or friends.

This is one of the best technically engineered movies I have ever seen. The way in which the lives of the characters are weaved together is nothing short of genuis, and the movie slides flawlessly from the present to the past and back to the present again

The story of each mother's youth is both heartbreaking and wonderful at the same time, and with their somewhat broken english offer up an amazing amount of simple yet profound statements and insights as they tell their story and try to impart upon their daughters wisdom gained through both suffering and sacrifice.

The modern day entanglements of each daughter and their often tense relationships with their moms, show us in the end that no matter who we are, or where we come from, the bond between a mother and daughter is often a complex enigma, full of conflicting emotions.

Throughout all this, the main underlying issue is the trip to China one of the daughters is about to embark on, to meet for the first time, two sisters previously abandoned in wartime China while at the same time paying a personal tribute to her own mother.

If I had to flaw the movie it would be the constant onslaught on one?s emotions right up until the very end.
Nevertheless, I still give it 5 stars although I am sure this movie will appeal more to women.

FAVORITES MOVIE QUOTES:

"..and on that day, second wife's hair began to turn white"

"All around me I see the signs. My daughter looks but does not see. This is a house that will break into pieces"

"But Lena had no spirit, ..because I had none to give her"

"I like being tragic mom... I learned it from you"

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A Masterpiece July 12 2002
Format:DVD
Summary: "The Joy Luck Club", based on the novel by Amy Tan, is the story of four Chinese mothers and their American daughters. In particular, it is the story of their struggles for independence and self-discovery, told in lushly filmed vignettes that bind together the transcendent theme that self-esteem doesn't come cheaply.

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A feather. The feather of a swan. A feather that carries with it all the hopes and dreams of a Chinese woman who left everything behind as she fled to America. Her hopes and dreams of a daughter who would be born in America, speak "perfect American English", and implicitly, live happy and free of the horrors her mother had fled in China. So begins the "Joy Luck Club", a story of four such Chinese mothers, their struggles for self-discovery in China, and their daughters' equally powerful struggles in America. There are eight stories here, but one overarching theme unifies, reinforces, and amplifies the lesson of self-esteem and it's survival value.

Lindo (Tsai Chin) was sold as a young girl in China. The sale was cemented when she was four or so. She was delivered at age fifteen, to a pre-pubescent husband who likes to play with lizards and a mother-in-law who sees her as nothing more than a grandson factory. Her brilliant escape from this nightmare grips with the same force as her daughter Waverly's escape from a different sort of prison.

An Mei (Lisa Lu) was the daughter of a lowly Fourth Wife, a mere concubine in a patriarchal home. Dealing with her mother's death, and learning the importance of knowing one's worth, sets the stage for her daughter Rose's story. Played brilliantly by Rosalind Chao, Rose finds her voice, and discovers her worth, when coming to grips with a marriage gone sour.

Ying-Ying (France Nuyen) wasn't sold. She wasn't born into a hopeless situation. Hers is a story of self-betrayal, and its price. A self-betrayal so horrifying that it left her soul fractured, sometimes paralyzing her into a catatonic state, unconscious of everything in the world except for one unspeakable regret. In her daughter Lina she sees the same weakness of spirit, the same tragic humility, and, most gratifyingly, a way to recapture what she had previously surrendered. In the defining scene of their story, she tells Lina: "Do you know what you want, I mean from him? Then tell him now. Do not come back until he gives you those things. Losing him does not matter. It is you who will be found." In nurturing her daughter's self-affirmation, she makes huge strides in healing herself.

The feather is Suyuan's (Kieu Chinh). In her escape from China, she carries nothing but her dreams, and the memory of what she left behind in China. It is that story that closes the film, as her daughter June returns to China to discover her mother's past and to find her own fulfillment of her mother's hopes.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
The best movie of all time! July 6 2002
By Andrew
Format:VHS Tape
The movie The Joy Luck Club based on the novel of Amy Tan was a simply beautiful and uplifting treasure! The movie follows the origonal story well and doesn't try to add anything new in. This movie shows us both China and the relations between mothers and daughters. The movie is done mostly in flash back memories of a certain part in their life when everything was down hill. In these stories adventually you see how these clever people pulled through this rough period in their lives and survived.
The Joy Luck Club also has a wonderful ending to it. I must say in the movie the ending was done much better than in the book. The movie had many parts better than the book. My reason for saying this is that the movie added more emotions, more strong feelings! It gave me a greater feeling and understanding for these charectors!
So, now you know a little about this spectacular movie. Please don't miss out on owning this remarkable little treasure! Act now and buy it. You'll love it! I guarentee it!
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Most recent customer reviews
Awesome!
This movie was no longer available in the stores! I'm glad I found it here and got it quick & in perfect brand new condition. Will definately use seller again!
Published 8 months ago by Sandra
This is not only about being Chinese
Plenty of people have pointed out the movie's good points but beyond the mother - daughter theme that is so wonderfully dealt with, this movie is also about the immigrant... Read more
Published on July 3 2004
A great movie from a story by a wonderful writer


Having spent a year in China (1948), I admit to a soft spot for the Chinese people and their stories, and especially for Amy Tan, whose books I have read and loved. Read more

Published on May 1 2004 by Joseph H Pierre
what a shame
when i read the book as a little girl, i thought that it was wonderful...

yet, some things should be marked "handled with care" when being made into movies.... Read more

Published on Feb 17 2004 by Jane Z.
ONE OF THE GREATEST FILMS....
This is one of the greatest films to examine mother-daughter relationships. It is also a great film that examines how a women are treated in different cultures. Read more
Published on Nov 2 2002 by Mr. Wynn
Timeless
This is one of my favorite movies of all time because of several reasons: 1) It came out at a time when I desperately wanted to see Hollywood make an Asian-American film. Read more
Published on Aug 5 2002
Great Movie, DVD could've been better
This is one of those movies that I fell in love with back when in it first opened. Over the last couple of years, I had been seeking this title on DVD, searching the Chinatowns of... Read more
Published on July 24 2002 by A. J. Hooker
the joy luck club
there are only a hand full of movies I love and that I can watch over and over ...and still cry over and this is one of them ... Read more
Published on July 2 2002
Where are the extra features
Well I can't really fault the movie because I love it. It is so moving and there are so many messages about changing your life and demanding what is best for you. Read more
Published on Jun 28 2002 by Tora F
Asian women good, Asian men bad
This movie can be summed up in six words: Asian women good, Asian men bad.

The positive portrayal of Asian American women in this movie comes mostly at the expense of their... Read more

Published on Jun 10 2002
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