The Joy Luck Club

Synopsis

"The Joy Luck Club (...) is a 1993 American drama film about the relationships between Chinese-American women and their Chinese immigrant mothers. . . . The film is based on the 1989 novel of the same name by Amy Tan, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ronald Bass. The film was produced by Bass, Tan, Wang and Patrick Markey while Oliver Stone served as an executive producer. Four older women, all Chinese immigrants living in San Francisco, meet regularly to play mahjong, eat, and tell stories. Each of these women has an adult Chinese-American daughter. The film reveals the hidden pasts of the older women and their daughters and how their lives are shaped by the clash of Chinese and American cultures as they strive to understand their family bonds and one another." [Wikipedia]

Genre

Historical

Released

1993

Location

US & Asia

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