Saving Face
I was planning to make this weekend's movie Hukkle after readings Jack's recommendation, however it seems my Blockbuster didn't have it. Instead i picked up Saving Face, which i had heard about from watching the trailers on last week's DVD. The writer/director Alice Wu describes it as "a Chinese-American lesbian romantic comedy of manners that's half in Mandarin chinese." Since i seem to enjoy posting dialogue lately, i'll continue to do the same. Here's a brief exchange between Wil who is still "in the closet" with her family and her girlfriend Vivian.
- Wil
- You talk to you mother about us?
- Vivian
- Yeah. So?
- Wil
- So?! Does she know we have sex?
- Vivian
- No Wil, she thinks we conjugate latin verbs.
- Wil
- Really?
In another scene, Wil, who is a doctor, is recruiting the help of her coworkers to find her mother a husband.
- Nurse 1
- So marry her off. There's gotta be someone you can fix her up with. I'll put the word out to the other nurses; we'll come up with someone.
- Nurse 2
- Oh, hey, my landlord is a chinese guy.
- Wil
- No wife?
- Nurse 2
- I don't think so. He's not very chatty, but he's rich.
- Wil
- Might as well put him on the list.
- Nurse 3
- What about Mr Park over at Smilies deli?
- Wil
- He's korean, my mom's chinese.
- Nurse 2
- You mom called again; she want's to know what time you'll be home.
- Nurse 1
- Hey, there's a Mr Fu, he's just finishing his check up with Morgan.
- Wil
- Let me see his stats.
- [Reads chart]
- 53. Unmarried. Thyriod levels aren't where i like them to be but overall pretty healthy. Ok, be discreet but ask if he's free Friday night.
- Nurse 1
- Book 'em Dano