Film Club: Eat Drink Man Woman

November - Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) 

A gastronomic delight from Academy Award® winning director Ang Lee (Life of Pi, Brokeback Mountain), Eat Drink Man Woman is a classic tale of simmering frustrations and relationship woes as semi-retired Master Chef Chu shares his culinary skills and tends to his three unmarried daughters’ respective emotional journeys.  

Jia-Jen is a chemistry teacher Jia-Chien an airline executive and Jia-Ning works at a fast-food establishment. Together they help prepare and eat a sumptuously elaborate dinner each Sunday, a family tradition which allows for considerable insight into their lives and fuels the fire for each daughter to deal with the turmoil of new romantic challenges. 

Director: Ang Lee 

Language Mandarin  

Rating: PG 

December - It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

For December, we are showing "It's a wonderful life" by Frank Capra, nominated for 5 academy awards and was the winner of a golden globe in 1947. 

When a frustrated businessman, George Bailey, becomes suicidal, an angel from heaven, Clarence, is sent to him. To his change of heart, she shows him what life would have been without his existence and how much impact he had made on others throughout his life.

Beautiful, poignant and moving, this classic film is a perfect holiday treat for the whole family. 

Director: Frank Capra 

Language: English 

Rating: PG