The Farewell
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The Farewell is a 2019 dramedy film written and directed by Lulu Wang that follows a Chinese American family staging a fake wedding to secretly gather and say goodbye to their terminally ill matriarch, exploring themes of cultural identity, family, and grief.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Farewell canonical | 17 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
comedy-drama film
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film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
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surface form:
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (for Awkwafina)
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| basedOn | What You Don’t Know short story by Lulu Wang ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | Billi ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Anna Franquesa-Solano ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
China
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widespread critical acclaim ⓘ |
| director | Lulu Wang ⓘ |
| distributor | A24 ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Matthew Friedman
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Michael Taylor ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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drama film ⓘ family film ⓘ |
| leadActorForCharacter Billi | Awkwafina ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Chinese American experience
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cultural identity ⓘ family ⓘ grief ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alex Weston ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a granddaughter’s relationship with her grandmother ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of differences between Eastern and Western attitudes toward illness and truth
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portrayal of cross-cultural family dynamics ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
English
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Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A Chinese American family stages a fake wedding to secretly gather and say goodbye to their terminally ill matriarch. ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 2019-01-25 ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | Sundance Film Festival ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Big Beach
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Depth of Field ⓘ |
| productionType | independent film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 100 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Lulu Wang ⓘ |
| setting |
China
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| starring |
Aoi Mizuhara
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Awkwafina ⓘ Chen Han ⓘ Diana Lin ⓘ Jiang Yongbo ⓘ Lu Hong ⓘ Tzi Ma ⓘ Zhao Shuzhen ⓘ |
| theatricalReleaseDate | 2019-07-12 ⓘ |
| writer | Lulu Wang ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tzi Ma