The American tendency to freely share thoughts and feelings collides with the Chinese way of parcelling up emotions. There’s a melancholy hovering in the background and Awkwafina does fine work expressing this through her eyes, so close to tears yet unable to release for fear of revealing the secret. As her dying grandmother, Zhou is wonderful. Cut-away shots of the shellshocked happy couple, Billi’s cousin and his Japanese girlfriend, steamrollered into marriage after three months of diffident dating, are among the many sly comic asides that punctuate this poignant story.As gifted a writer as she is at creating playful, visually layered frames, Wang is constantly juggling clashes – of cultures, of tragedy and joy. Not long after its premiere, it was snapped up by A24 and it’s clear that the film will be heading toward a wide audience, along with its star, for whom The Farewell acts as one hell of an introduction.The Farewell is showing at the Sundance film festivalAnimals review – untamed female friendship drama is a Sundance triumphast summer brought with it two films sharing two similarities: both starred She’s loving but also spiky and insulting, a perceptive portrayal of an older family member whose filter has been lost along the way, such rich characterisation acting as a clear, unsoftened love letter to Wang’s real-life grandmother.It’s a slight film at times but one that builds to a crescendo of emotion that left many in my particular screening rather bleary-eyed (I’d argue that the footnote, while eye-opening, sullies its power somewhat). Awkwafina (Billi) and Zhao Shuzhen (Nai Nai) in Lulu Wang’s ‘bittersweet’ The Farewell. The Farewell announces at the beginning that it’s based on an actual lie, but the meaningful truths it reveals couldn’t be more poignant or powerful. ... Sign in or create your Guardian account to join the discussion. Today's best video She gives an accomplished dramatic performance and is surrounded by a skilled ensemble, naturalistic but distinctive.

Ultimately, it’s all about balance, a yin and yang of roots and identities, humour and pathos that comes together into a satisfying, bittersweet wedding banquet of a movie.The Farewell's Lulu Wang: ‘I would love it if white men were asked the same questions as me’Awkwafina (Billi) and Zhao Shuzhen (Nai Nai) in Lulu Wang’s ‘bittersweet’ The Farewell. The Farewell review – beautifully bittersweet Chinese-American family drama August 2019 The Farewell's Lulu Wang: ‘I would love it if white men were asked the same questions as me’ The film is based on a true story, one that has previously been the subject of a This American Life episode, and there’s authenticity underpinning the outlandish setup as well as cultural specificity. he push and pull between the bonds of blood and the ties of culture are explored with a light touch and a perceptive eye for detail in this delightful, semi-autobiographical family drama from writer and director Lulu Wang. Awkwafina impresses in Lulu Wang’s moving and witty culture clash taleThe American tendency to freely share thoughts and feelings collides with the Chinese way of parcelling up emotions. “Chinese people have a saying: when people get cancer, they die,” says Billi’s mother (Diana Lin). She’s maintained a close relationship with her grandmother Nai Nai (Shuzhen Zhou), speaking on the phone regularly, and is horrified to hear from her parents that she’s been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.

I particularly loved a heart-to-heart conversation between Billi and Nai Nai, which plays out against the backdrop of the soon-to-be married couple posing for wedding pictures wearing panicked, firing-squad grimaces. Photograph: Tristram Kenton/the Guardian T o watch Richard Alston’s choreography is to … She’s even more horrified when she hears that her family aren’t planning to tell Nai Nai that she’s dying. Christy reviewed films for … She plays Billi, a woman living in New York who moved to the US with her parents as a child, leaving her extended family in China.

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