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''Saving Face'' revolves around the 29 year old Chinese-American surgeon Wilhelmina. Wil's life is shaken up when her mother ([[Joan Chen]]) moves in with her and it is also revealed that Wil's mother is pregnant by an unknown father. Wil also gets a new love in her life with another Chinese-American girl Vivian. To complicate things, Wil is trying to keep the [[Secret Relationship|relationship secret]]. The question is how can Wil handle and balance these new factors in her life? {{spoiler|The answer is, not at all. She screws up everything, especially her own relationship with Vivian |
''Saving Face'' revolves around the 29 year old Chinese-American surgeon Wilhelmina. Wil's life is shaken up when her mother ([[Joan Chen]]) moves in with her and it is also revealed that Wil's mother is pregnant by an unknown father. Wil also gets a new love in her life with another Chinese-American girl Vivian. To complicate things, Wil is trying to keep the [[Secret Relationship|relationship secret]]. The question is how can Wil handle and balance these new factors in her life? {{spoiler|The answer is, not at all. She screws up everything, especially her own relationship with Vivian}}. |
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This film is a [[Lesbian Romance|lesbian]] [[Romantic Comedy]] released in 2004. Directed and written by Alice Wu, the work is a lighthearted take on family and relationships as well as how people present themselves to others. |
This film is a [[Lesbian Romance|lesbian]] [[Romantic Comedy]] released in 2004. Directed and written by Alice Wu, the work is a lighthearted take on family and relationships as well as how people present themselves to others. |
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=== ''Saving Face'' provides examples of: === |
=== ''Saving Face'' provides examples of: === |
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* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: |
* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: {{spoiler|Wil, at the end, although Vivian is too far away to hear her}}. |
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* [[Bilingual Dialogue]]: Around 40% of the film is in Mandarin. |
* [[Bilingual Dialogue]]: Around 40% of the film is in Mandarin. |
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* [[Black Best Friend]]: Jay. |
* [[Black Best Friend]]: Jay. |
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* [[Law of Inverse Fertility]] |
* [[Law of Inverse Fertility]] |
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* [[Lesbian Romance]] |
* [[Lesbian Romance]] |
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* [[Likes Older Women]]: |
* [[Likes Older Women]]: {{spoiler|Little Yu}}. |
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* [[Lipstick Lesbian]] |
* [[Lipstick Lesbian]] |
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* [[Looking for Love In All the Wrong Places]]: Wil's mom's dating montage. |
* [[Looking for Love In All the Wrong Places]]: Wil's mom's dating montage. |
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* [[Race For Your Love]] |
* [[Race For Your Love]] |
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* [[Romantic Comedy]] |
* [[Romantic Comedy]] |
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* [[Runaway Bride]]: |
* [[Runaway Bride]]: {{spoiler|Wil's mom, at the very end}}. |
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* [[Secret Relationship]] |
* [[Secret Relationship]] |
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