Wang Yu-wen, Chien-Lien Wu, and Kuei-Mei Yang in Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)

Eat Drink Man Woman

Original title: Yin shi nan nu
Movie1994• Not Rated• 2h 4m
ComedyDramaRomance
⭐ 7.8 / 10(25,166)

A senior chef lives with his three grown daughters; the middle one finds her future plans affected by unexpected events and the life changes of the other household members.

Rated
Not Rated
Runtime
2h 4m
Released
1994
Country
Taiwan, United States

Details

Release year: 1994

Storyline

A senior chef lives with his three grown daughters; the middle one finds her future plans affected by unexpected events and the life changes of the other household members.

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Awards

0 wins & 1 nomination

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Did you know

• The opening sequence - in which a Sunday lunch is lovingly prepared - took over a week to film.

• As of 2024, this is the only film made by director Ang Lee to be set in his native Taiwan.

• Ranked number 54 non-English-speaking film in the critics' poll conducted by the BBC in 2018.

Box Office

Gross (Domestic): $7,294,403

Opening Weekend (Domestic): $155,512 (1994-08-07)

User reviews

⭐ 9/10

A moving insight into family and tradition

šŸ‘ 23 Ā· 7/14/2006
⭐ 9/10

a beautiful and endearing film

šŸ‘ 42 Ā· 8/16/2005
⭐ 7/10

Well-Crafted And Observant

šŸ‘ 30 Ā· 5/8/2002

Technical specs

Sound mix
Dolby Stereo
Aspect ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color

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