The Joy Luck Club

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The Joy Luck Club
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R,2hrs 15min
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September 8, 1993
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Buena Vista Pictures
Synopsis: Director Wayne Wang and screenwriter Ronald Bass effectively interweave sixteen mother-daughter tales in their silken film version of Amy Tan's best-selling novel about the clash between generations. The film takes place in present-day San Francisco, concentrating on a group of late-middle-aged Chinese women. Ever since arriving in the United States after World War II, the women have gathered weekly to play mah-jongg and to tell stories, regaling each other with tales of their children and grandchildren, ... Full Synopsis
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Like a flowering of talent that has been waiting so long to be celebrated. It is also one of the most touching and moving of the year's films. Full Review
Metascore
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84
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
Featured Cast
Lindo
Suyuan
An Mei
Ying Ying
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