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)
Kanopy (Firm) (Film distributor)
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)
Awkwafina, 1988- (Actor)
Ma, Tzi (Actor)
Lin, Xiaojie, 1964- (Actor)
Zhao, Shuzhen (Actor) (Actor)
Mayo, X (Actor)
Lu, Hong (Actor) (Actor)
Lin, 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:Chinese
English
Language of the Original:
Chinese
Language and/or Writing System:
Mandarin and English dialogue; English subtitles. Closed-captioned.
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.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource via Kanopy - MSU authorized users (kanopy)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (100 min.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
Bie gao su ta = 别告诉她 [Parallel title]
Format: Electronic Video
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.
Call Number:PN1995.9.C48 F37 2019 Online
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG; thematic material, brief language and some smoking.
Credits:Director of photography, Anna Franquesa-Solano ; editors, Michael Taylor, Matthew Friedman ; music, Alex Weston.
Cast:
Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Zhao Shuzhen, X Mayo, Lu Hong, Lin Hong, Jiang Yongbo, Chen Han, Aoi Mizuhara, Zhang Jing, Yang Xuejian.
Source of Description:
Description based on online resource; title from resource home page (Kanopy, viewed May 6, 2020)