Eine Tasse Tee für die Liebe (1989)
20KEine Tasse Tee für die Liebe: Directed by Wayne Wang. With Victor Wong, Sau-Kei Lee, Yuen Fat Fai, Siu-Ming Lau. A study in culture bridging, including … a new US-born husband, trying to work within the traditional ways, a new China-born wife, eager to join the “dream” of America, two family-minded fathers, lots of gender-related social bifurcations.
“A rarity in that we have an American made Chinese film that isnu0026#39;t based on Triad violence.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA breath of fresh air it is.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eYoung man and woman romance each other in America. Said couple is Chinese. They wish to stick to the traditions but adapt to their new homeland.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA romantic film that you can bring the wife or girlfriend to. And anyone into China or Asia will like it too. The culture gets a good going over here. In a positive way mind you.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd there is a lot of truth to it all too. Yes, elder Chinese men came to the U.S. alone and sometimes never saw their wives for 20-30 years. These marriages lasted. Impressive.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRomance with steamed dumplings here. Nicely done Wayne.”
