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Saving Face
This thriller begins with many powerful events that look quite different. The story begins with a Chinese-American lesbian girl who has a relationship with her traditional mother. This girl and her mother may be reluctant to appear to the public with a secret love that runs counter to cultural expectations that may contradict that strange relationship.
28 June 1965, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
18 July 1973, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
19 November 1973, Hong Kong
27 October 1951, Wharton, Texas, USA
August 12, 2005
This indie film's wrong turns include a feel-good finish as phony as any Hollywood ending.
June 24, 2005
[Saving Face] gets its heart pumping by putting its lovers smack in the middle of family and community.
July 01, 2005
Saves face with terrific performances.
August 30, 2005
There's a wedding, a death and two love affairs in Saving Face, and they all come as a surprise
March 01, 2007
Exudes the kind of warmth and intelligence that delivers to well-defined segments of the indie-oriented audience.
August 03, 2007
Wu has abundant affection for her characters and a sharp eye for how they interact.
September 26, 2005
The message here, as in every quirky ethnic romantic comedy, is 'follow your heart.' But wouldn't it be great if for once the characters cared more about the continuity of antiquated cultural traditions than their own personal happiness?
September 16, 2005
If that sounds supremely sitcomy, well, it is. But Wu and her cast elevate the proceedings.
July 01, 2005
Goes beyond the obvious into something a lot more current and meaningful: the need to make your own love, even if society looks askance.
July 01, 2005
Wu has a keen ear for the rhythm of speech, and much of the humour rests in the conversations' staccato beat -- in breezy put-downs and tossed-off asides and disgruntled mutterings.
February 09, 2007
Abjectly collapses into feel-good nonsense.
December 17, 2010
Chinese-American mom and daughter reconnect.