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#57 Andrew Ahn | Remaking A Classic Rom Com With The Wedding Banquet


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Andrew Ahn has reimagined one of my favourite rom coms growing up, The Wedding Banquet which was brought to us by legendary filmmaker Ang Lee in 1993.  It's a story about a Taiwanese man in New York who stages a marriage to please his traditional parents, only to have them show up for a full-blown wedding celebration. What unfolds is a story that’s both hilarious and heartbreaking, a sharp look at identity, cultural expectations, and the messy beauty of family.

Andrew’s version brings the story into the now with a stellar cast including Bowen Yang, Han Gi-Chan, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Joan Chen, and Youn Yuh-jung, digging even deeper into themes of chosen family, queerness, and what it means to truly live authentically.

Without further ado, let’s hang out!



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Homegirl NationBy Brigitte Truong