Program(s)
Made in Taiwan
Set(s)
Oscar winners and nominees
Zhu is a respected Taipei chef who has lost his sense of taste but not his passion for his craft. After his wife’s death, he lives with his three daughters: Jia-Jen, a schoolteacher who has taken over her mother’s role in the family; Jia-Chien, a stubborn executive who can barely tolerate her father’s company; and the youngest, Jia-Ning, who is just beginning to discover the world of love. Every Sunday, Zhu cooks dinner, yet it is constantly overshadowed by generational conflicts. The family dynamic begins to shift when the neighbor’s mother, Mrs. Liang, returns from the United States. Will Zhu start cooking for someone else?
The restoration of this film was carried out by the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute (TFAI).
The restoration of this film was carried out by the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute (TFAI).
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“The opening scene, in which Zhu prepares a feast, is one of the most iconic culinary scenes in film history. It establishes the film’s central metaphor: food here substitutes for the words to show care and love. Steaming dumplings and gleaming Peking duck become symbols of tradition, both a gift and a burden. This is a film about the taste of life – bitter and sweet – and about how sometimes we must let go of old recipes to discover new ways of loving.” (Programme curator Karolis Žukas)
Awards
Best FilmAsia-Pacific Film Festival, 1994
Best EditingAsia-Pacific Film Festival, 1994
Credentials
- DirectingAng Lee
- The scriptAng Lee, James Schamus, Wang Hui-Ling
- PlaysLung Sihung, Yang Kuei-mei, Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien, Wang Yu-wen, Gua Ah-leh, Sylvia Chang, Winston Chao, Chen Chao-jung, Chit-Man Chan, Yu Chen, Ah-Lei Gua, Chi-Der Hong, Gin-Ming Hsu, Huel-Yi Lin, Shih-Jay Lin, Chin-Cheng Lu, Cho-Gin Nei, Yu-Chien Tang, Chung Ting
- AssemblyTim Squyres
- CameraJong Lin
- MusicMader
- ProducingKong Hsu, Li-Kong Hsu, James Schamus, Ted Hope
- TranslationIeva Toleikytė
- DialoguesFrench, Chinese
- SubtitlesLithuanian, English
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