Mr. Gao

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Mr. Gao is the central protagonist of Ang Lee’s film "The Wedding Banquet," a Taiwanese immigrant in New York who stages a sham marriage to satisfy his traditional parents while secretly living with his male partner.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn The Wedding Banquet NERFINISHED
centralConflict need to conceal his same-sex relationship from his traditional parents
pressure to enter a heterosexual marriage to satisfy his parents
countryOfOrigin Taiwan NERFINISHED
createdBy Ang Lee NERFINISHED
culturalBackground traditional Chinese family background
ethnicity Taiwanese
filmReleaseYear 1993
hasParents Mr. Gao’s father
Mr. Gao’s mother
hasParentsFrom Taiwan NERFINISHED
hasRomanticPartner Simon NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
Mandarin Chinese NERFINISHED
livesWith Simon NERFINISHED
marriageType sham marriage
marries Wei-Wei NERFINISHED
motivatedBy desire to avoid disappointing his parents
filial piety
narrativeRole protagonist
occupation Taiwanese immigrant professional in New York (unspecified in prompt)
plans stages a sham marriage
portrayedInMedium feature film
residence New York City
sexualOrientation gay
themeInvolvement LGBTQ identity concealment
clash between traditional values and modern sexuality
family expectations
immigrant experience

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