The farewell = Bie gao su ta / A24 and Ray Production, Big Beach, Kindred Spirit presents ; in association with Depth of Field, Seesaw ; a Big Beach production ; written and directed by Lulu Wang ; produced by Daniele Melia, Marc Turtletaub & Peter Saraf, Andrew Miano, Chris Weitz, Jane Zheng, Lulu Wang, Anita Gou.

The farewell = 别告诉她 / A24 and Ray Production, Big Beach, Kindred Spirit presents ; in association with Depth of Field, Seesaw ; a Big Beach production ; written and directed by Lulu Wang ; produced by Daniele Melia, Marc Turtletaub & Peter Saraf, Andrew Miano, Chris Weitz, Jane Zheng, Lulu Wang, Anita Gou.
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Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been given mere weeks to live, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. To assure her happiness, they gather under the joyful guise of an expe...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Farewell (Motion picture : 2019)
Corporate Authors: A24 (Firm) (Presenter)
Ray Production (Presenter)
Big Beach (Firm) (Presenter, Production company)
Kindred Spirit (Firm) (Presenter)
Depth of Field (Firm) (Presenter)
Seesaw Production (Beijing, China) (Presenter)
Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm) (Publisher)
Other Authors: Wang, Lulu (Motion picture producer and director) (Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer)
Melia, Daniele (Film producer)
Turtletaub, Marc (Film producer)
Saraf, Peter (Film producer)
Miano, Andrew (Film producer)
Weitz, Chris, 1969- (Film producer)
Zheng, Jane (Producer) (Film producer)
Gou, Anita (Film producer)
Weston, Alex (composer (expression))
Awkwafina, 1988- (Actor)
Ma, Tzi (Actor)
Lin, Xiaojie, 1964- (Actor)
Zhao, Shuzhen (Actor) (Actor)
Lu, Hong (Actor) (Actor)
Jiang, Yongbo (Actor)
Chen, Han, 1988- (Actor)
Aoi, Mizuhara (Actor)
Zhang, Jing (Actor) (Actor)
Yang, Xuejian (Actor)
Franquesa-Solano, Anna, 1984- (director of photography.)
Language:English
Chinese
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Chinese
Language and/or Writing System:
English and Mandarin audio; Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Published: Santa Monica, California : Lionsgate, [2019]
Subjects:
Families > China > Drama.
Terminally ill > China > Drama.
Weddings > China > Drama.
Comedy films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Comedy films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Bie gao su ta = 别告诉她 [Parallel title]
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been given mere weeks to live, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. To assure her happiness, they gather under the joyful guise of an expedited wedding, uniting family members scattered among new homes abroad. As Billi navigates a minefield of family expectations and proprieties, she finds there's a lot to celebrate.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2019.
Special features: Audio commentary with writer/director Lulu Wang and director of photography Anna Franquesa-Solano; Nothing but the truth: confessions of a writer/director; Going home: a conversation with Awkwafina; Deleted scenes.
Call Number:PN1995.9.C48 F37 2019 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG; thematic material, brief language and some smoking.
ISBN:9786317929036
6317929033
Credits:Director of photography, Anna Franquesa-Solano ; editors, Michael Taylor, Matthew Friedman ; music, Alex Weston.
System Details:DVD, NTSC; region 1, 5.1 Dolby digital audio, aspect ratio 2.40:1.
Cast:
Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Zhao Shuzhen, Lu Hong, Jiang Yongbo, Chen Han, Aoi Mizuhara, Zhang Jing, Yang Xuejian.