Simon
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Simon is the central character in Ang Lee's 1993 film "The Wedding Banquet," a Taiwanese American man who enters a sham marriage to appease his traditional parents while secretly living with his male partner in New York.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Wedding Banquet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFilmDirectedBy | Ang Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOfResidence | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalBackground | Taiwanese American immigrant community ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Taiwanese American ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Taiwanese ⓘ |
| facesConflictBetween | traditional family expectations and sexual identity ⓘ |
| filmGenreOfWork | romantic comedy-drama ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYearOfWork | 1993 ⓘ |
| hasRomanticPartner | Wei-Tung Gao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShamMarriageWith | Wei-Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livesIn | New York City apartment ⓘ |
| livesWith | Wei-Tung Gao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageTypeWithWei-Wei | sham marriage ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central character in The Wedding Banquet ⓘ |
| nationalIdentity | American ⓘ |
| otherLanguageSpoken | Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| parentalBackground | has traditional Taiwanese parents ⓘ |
| portrayedInMedium | feature film ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| reasonForShamMarriage |
to appease his traditional parents
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to conceal his same-sex relationship ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithWei-TungGao | same-sex romantic partnership ⓘ |
| residesWithRomanticPartnerIn | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexualIdentityConcealedFrom | his parents ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| storyThemeInvolvement |
LGBT identity
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cultural assimilation ⓘ filial piety ⓘ immigrant family dynamics ⓘ marriage of convenience ⓘ |
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