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The Farewell [Blu-ray]

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Genre Comedy
Format NTSC, Subtitled
Contributor Diana Lin, Jane Zheng, Big Beach Films, Marc Turtletaub, Awkwafina, Ines Laimins, Tzi Ma, Daniele Melia, Gil Perez-Abraham, Andrew Miano, Chris Weitz, Peter Saraf, Anita Gou, Lulu Wang See more
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 38 minutes
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The Farewell [Blu-ray]

A Chinese family discover their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies.

  • Director: Lulu Wang
  • Writer: Lulu Wang
  • Starring: Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Shuzhen Zhao, Hong Lu, Yongbo Jiang
  • Producers: Daniele Tate Melia, Marc Turtletaub, Peter Saraf, Andrew Miano, Chris Weitz, Jane Zheng

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After learning their beloved matriarch has terminal lung cancer, a family opts not to tell her about the diagnosis, instead scheduling an impromptu wedding-reunion back in China. Headstrong and emotional writer Billi rebels against her parents' directive to stay in New York and joins the family as they awkwardly attempt to rekindle old bonds, throw together a wedding that only grandma is actually looking forward to, and surreptitiously say their goodbyes. A heartfelt celebration of both the way we perform family and the way we live it, THE FAREWELL masterfully interweaves a gently humorous depiction of the good lie in action with a thoughtful exploration of how our cultural heritage does and does not travel with us when we leave our homes. Writer/director Lulu Wang imbues THE FAREWELL with warmth and knowing wit, while the uniformly excellent ensemble cast (anchored by a breakout performance by Awkwafina) invites us to share this extended clan's joy and sorrow--and to feel, for the len

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  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 4 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Lulu Wang
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Subtitled
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 38 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ November 12, 2019
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Tzi Ma, Awkwafina, Diana Lin, Ines Laimins, Gil Perez-Abraham
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ Spanish
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Chris Weitz, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub, Andrew Miano, Anita Gou
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Lionsgate Home Entertainment
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07VRFVFHP
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,625 ratings

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4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5 out of 5
4,625 global ratings
Truth telling or lie telling, both expressions of despair and loss of control
5 Stars
Truth telling or lie telling, both expressions of despair and loss of control
A Bird in the House: Stories (Phoenix Fiction) Margaret Laurence a coming of age series of stories is referenced in the 2019 filmThe Farewell a true lie comedy by writer-director Lulu Wang in which her Nai Nai (father's mother) is shielded from the truth of her diagnosis and prognosis by a family conspiracy to shoulder the burden of anticipatory anxiety of death for her. Gu Gu (auntie, grandmother's sister) is played in the film by Nai Nai Wang, who wished to participate in telling her own story. "There is a Chinese saying you get cancer, you die. Death is not from the cancer, death is from fear." Gu Gu (auntie, grandmother's sister) is played in the film by Nai Nai Wang. Awkwafina portrays Billi the conflicted Chinese American granddaughter who prefers truth telling despite the family decision to lie to Nai Nai "the tests say you are fine".In folklore a bird in the house trumpets an important development which may alter the trajectory of one's character, beliefs, memory traces.Real life Nai Nai Wang appears in the movie portraying her younger sister Gu Gu, who is first to learn of the diagnosis from the hospital doctor. As Gu Gu traverses the hallway alone enroute to lie to Nai Nai the actress that "all is fine, nothing wrong, just benign shadows" she pauses to reflect on the dilemma with which she is faced. Wang's grandmother was not forced to play this emotional role. Nai Nai is not a trained actress but wanted to participate in the telling of her story. The effort was therapeutic, reliving family grief hidden beneath humor, a fake wedding, alcohol, and family togetherness. Nai Nai is seen in the last capsule at the end of the movie practicing Qi Gong 6 years post diagnosis.The Farewell true story of both writer-director Lulu Wang and the actress Awkwafina of how families lie to themselves and one another about end of life and how Chinese families honor both living and dead by lies in life and rituals in death.The banquet given to an honored ancestor on the grave includes foods, incense, burning Joss Yuan Bao money and prayer papers written by a priest and purchased by the illiterate to send Confucian messages of love filial honor respect, and needed artifacts to the departed in the Great Void.Usually these ceremonies occur twice a year, Qing Ming (springtime dragon boat races) and autumn Grave Sweeping ceremony coinciding with other similar celebrations among other Asian cultures eg water throwing festival in Southeast Asia in spring and Japanese autumn Obon dances when ancestors are welcomed back to earth to eat dance and enjoy time with family before departing amidst candles floated on water at twilight. In Taiwan miniature hot air balloons powered by candles are sent aloft bearing names and messages to ancestors, beloved pets, that they know they are well loved and remembered.Those who have gone before are always a part of who we are in the present, as the atoms of their physical being eternally recirculate on earth.Among those in the West a different Ghost Town Ricky Gervais Tea Leoni Greg Kinnear comedy belief system and rituals prevail.How to Die in Oregon interviews with Oregonians in their last moments generously shared.Not better nor worse, just different.Goals That Ricochet R Hutchinson Palliative Care physician JAMA Dec 24/31, 2019 V322 N24 pp2385-2386All cultures share the challenge of meeting the needs of others balanced with one's own selfish needs.Sometimes we may have to grant our imperfect hearts a bit of compassion and admit that we are doing the best we can, bursting with feelings which sometimes escape our control.Departures Oscar Best Foreign film abandoned age 6, grows up trying to please an absent parent, loses job, loses spouse, configures a surrogate family from employer and bath house owner, learns ritual meditation, practices self restraint reflection contemplation, eating with gratitude, learns forgiveness of self and others.The Farewell Bonus Features interviews writer director Lulu Wang whose family Lie telling to Nai Nai is the focus of her story. Original family photos adorn on the walls of Nai Nai the actress' home: the two brothers, the family whole, Yi Yi and Nai Nai as a couple, the family's operatic dog. The real Nai Nai is still alive 6 years later.Bonus Feature interview with Awkwafina who lived through the family lie with her grandmother, who has traveled on to the Great Void.Full film commentary by writer-director and the cinematographer resonates with family humor, sadness and universal ambivalence about lies vs truth telling about the end of life.The real Nai Nai's Qi Gong exercises at the end put comedic oomph into the way we remember those who love us and who continue to watch over us despite their separation into a netherworld.For the hearing impaired non-Chinese speaker, the tiny white captions against white background scenes are difficult to decipher, larger yellow captions might have been preferable. The larger white subtitles (under set-up) are more easily viewed.5*
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5.0 out of 5 stars Truth telling or lie telling, both expressions of despair and loss of control
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2020
[[ASIN:0226469344 A Bird in the House: Stories (Phoenix Fiction)]] Margaret Laurence a coming of age series of stories is referenced in the 2019 film
[[ASIN:B07VTHR7P7 The Farewell]] a true lie comedy by writer-director Lulu Wang in which her Nai Nai (father's mother) is shielded from the truth of her diagnosis and prognosis by a family conspiracy to shoulder the burden of anticipatory anxiety of death for her. Gu Gu (auntie, grandmother's sister) is played in the film by Nai Nai Wang, who wished to participate in telling her own story.

"There is a Chinese saying you get cancer, you die. Death is not from the cancer, death is from fear." Gu Gu (auntie, grandmother's sister) is played in the film by Nai Nai Wang. Awkwafina portrays Billi the conflicted Chinese American granddaughter who prefers truth telling despite the family decision to lie to Nai Nai "the tests say you are fine".

In folklore a bird in the house trumpets an important development which may alter the trajectory of one's character, beliefs, memory traces.

Real life Nai Nai Wang appears in the movie portraying her younger sister Gu Gu, who is first to learn of the diagnosis from the hospital doctor. As Gu Gu traverses the hallway alone enroute to lie to Nai Nai the actress that "all is fine, nothing wrong, just benign shadows" she pauses to reflect on the dilemma with which she is faced. Wang's grandmother was not forced to play this emotional role. Nai Nai is not a trained actress but wanted to participate in the telling of her story. The effort was therapeutic, reliving family grief hidden beneath humor, a fake wedding, alcohol, and family togetherness. Nai Nai is seen in the last capsule at the end of the movie practicing Qi Gong 6 years post diagnosis.

[[ASIN:B07VTHR7P7 The Farewell]] true story of both writer-director Lulu Wang and the actress Awkwafina of how families lie to themselves and one another about end of life and how Chinese families honor both living and dead by lies in life and rituals in death.

The banquet given to an honored ancestor on the grave includes foods, incense, burning Joss Yuan Bao money and prayer papers written by a priest and purchased by the illiterate to send Confucian messages of love filial honor respect, and needed artifacts to the departed in the Great Void.

Usually these ceremonies occur twice a year, Qing Ming (springtime dragon boat races) and autumn Grave Sweeping ceremony coinciding with other similar celebrations among other Asian cultures eg water throwing festival in Southeast Asia in spring and Japanese autumn Obon dances when ancestors are welcomed back to earth to eat dance and enjoy time with family before departing amidst candles floated on water at twilight. In Taiwan miniature hot air balloons powered by candles are sent aloft bearing names and messages to ancestors, beloved pets, that they know they are well loved and remembered.

Those who have gone before are always a part of who we are in the present, as the atoms of their physical being eternally recirculate on earth.

Among those in the West a different [[ASIN:B074J685MT Ghost Town]] Ricky Gervais Tea Leoni Greg Kinnear comedy belief system and rituals prevail.
[[ASIN:B005TZFZBU How to Die in Oregon]] interviews with Oregonians in their last moments generously shared.

Not better nor worse, just different.
Goals That Ricochet R Hutchinson Palliative Care physician JAMA Dec 24/31, 2019 V322 N24 pp2385-2386

All cultures share the challenge of meeting the needs of others balanced with one's own selfish needs.
Sometimes we may have to grant our imperfect hearts a bit of compassion and admit that we are doing the best we can, bursting with feelings which sometimes escape our control.

[[ASIN:B002SF9YNO Departures]] Oscar Best Foreign film abandoned age 6, grows up trying to please an absent parent, loses job, loses spouse, configures a surrogate family from employer and bath house owner, learns ritual meditation, practices self restraint reflection contemplation, eating with gratitude, learns forgiveness of self and others.

The Farewell Bonus Features interviews writer director Lulu Wang whose family Lie telling to Nai Nai is the focus of her story. Original family photos adorn on the walls of Nai Nai the actress' home: the two brothers, the family whole, Yi Yi and Nai Nai as a couple, the family's operatic dog. The real Nai Nai is still alive 6 years later.

Bonus Feature interview with Awkwafina who lived through the family lie with her grandmother, who has traveled on to the Great Void.

Full film commentary by writer-director and the cinematographer resonates with family humor, sadness and universal ambivalence about lies vs truth telling about the end of life.

The real Nai Nai's Qi Gong exercises at the end put comedic oomph into the way we remember those who love us and who continue to watch over us despite their separation into a netherworld.

For the hearing impaired non-Chinese speaker, the tiny white captions against white background scenes are difficult to decipher, larger yellow captions might have been preferable. The larger white subtitles (under set-up) are more easily viewed.

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MICHELLE GOUIN
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good product
Reviewed in Canada on October 18, 2023
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5.0 out of 5 stars Buena
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5.0 out of 5 stars Buena
Reviewed in Mexico on January 6, 2021
La portada del slipcover es la misma que el Blu-ray, la ilustración del disco está muy sencilla. Película en inglés y mandarín con subtítulos en español e inglés, mucho contenido extra (escenas eliminadas, comentarios del guionista, director y del reparto en general). Si te gustó la película vela la pena esta edición, si quieres ver algo diferente también te recomiendo adquirirla, es de A24 así que ya sabes que vale la pena. Incluye un código para descargar la película en tu dispositivo.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Refleja costumbres diferentes oriente y occidente. Multiculturalidad.
Reviewed in Spain on March 12, 2022
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente para la colección.
Reviewed in Mexico on December 18, 2020
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Film
Reviewed in Canada on December 20, 2019
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