The farewell /
Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been given mere weeks to live, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. To assure her happiness, they gather under the joyful guise of an expe...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English Chinese Spanish |
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Santa Monica, California :
Lionsgate,
[2019]
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| Online Access: | View cover art |
| Summary: | Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been given mere weeks to live, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. To assure her happiness, they gather under the joyful guise of an expedited wedding, uniting family members scattered among new homes abroad. As Billi navigates a minefield of family expectations and proprieties, she finds there's a lot to celebrate. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 2019. Wide screen. Special features: Audio commentary with writer/director Lulu Wang and director of photography Anna Franquesa-Solano; Nothing but the truth: confessions of a writer/director; Going home: a conversation with Awkwafina; Deleted scenes. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD NTSC; region 1, 5.1 Dolby digital audio, aspect ratio 2.40:1. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: PG; thematic material, brief language and some smoking. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Anna Franquesa-Solano ; editors, Michael Taylor, Matthew Friedman ; music, Alex Weston. |