a 1993 romantic comedy film directed by Ang Lee and starring Winston Chao, May Chin, Gua Ah-leh, Sihung Lung, and Mitchell Lichtenstein

The Wedding Banquet () is a 1993 romantic comedy film directed by Ang Lee and starring Winston Chao, May Chin, Gua Ah-leh, Sihung Lung, and Mitchell Lichtenstein.

a 1993 romantic comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Ang Lee

The Wedding Banquet[3] is a 1993 romantic comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Ang Lee.

a comedy that deals with a young, prosperous Taiwanese-born gay man who lives and works in New York

The Wedding Banquet is a comedy that deals with a young, prosperous Taiwanese-born gay man who lives and works in New York, and Lee's attempts to conceal Lee's sexual orientation from Lee's visiting parents, who are pushing Lee to marry.

a brilliant drama-comedy-romance

The Wedding Banquet is a brilliant drama-comedy-romance, that cuts through dividing lines of nationality and sexual orientation.

A film characterized as comedy/drama

A film characterized as comedy/drama, The Wedding Banquet is a sensitive, tender, and sometimes humorous portrayal of a family "situation" illuminating cultural, generational, and sexuality conflicts.

a bittersweet comedy that targets a wide range of clichés

The Wedding Banquet is a bittersweet comedy that targets a wide range of clichés and for the most part hits them with the right authority.

wedding music

For most receptions, the entertainment often amounts to wedding music.

one of the most common types of celebratory events that involve food prepared as a means to indicate social status and opulence

Wedding banquets are one of the most common types of celebratory events that involve food prepared as a means to indicate social status and opulence.

screwball rom-com

The Wedding Banquet, Ken Ogata's 1993 breakthrough, is a light-hearted screwball rom-com

fantasy

These wedding themes are mostly the fantasy based, romantic, royal or fairytale themes.

of leisurely cocktail parties with light, delicious and visually appealing menus on offer

Wedding banquets usually take the form of leisurely cocktail parties, with light, delicious and visually appealing menus on offer.

dinner

Banquet is a dinner in honor of the couple.

formal

The banquet is a formal event, which features keynote speakers, dancing and entertainment in an elegant ballroom setting.

a 1993 movie , directed by Ang Leethat tells the story of a young New York-based Taiwanese-American named Wai-Tung Gao, played by Winston Chao, who is in a loving relationship with Ang Lee's gay partner Simon, played by Mitchell Lichtenstein

The Wedding Banquet is a 1993 movie directed by Ang Lee, that tells the story of a young New York-based Taiwanese-American named Wai-Tung Gao, played by Winston Chao, who is in a loving relationship with Ang Lee's gay partner Simon, played by Mitchell Lichtenstein.

a 1993 movie , directed by Ang Leethat tells the story of a young New York-based Taiwanese-American named Wai-Tung Gao, played by Winston Chao, who is in a loving relationship with Winston Chao's gay partner Simon, played by Mitchell Lichtenstein

The Wedding Banquet is a 1993 movie directed by Ang Lee, that tells the story of a young New York-based Taiwanese-American named Wai-Tung Gao, played by Winston Chao, who is in a loving relationship with Winston Chao's gay partner Simon, played by Mitchell Lichtenstein.

of courses with ingredients such as shark finabalonelobstersquabsea cucumberswift nests or or fish roe in soup

Wedding banquets are elaborate and consist usually of courses, with ingredients such as shark finabalonelobstersquabsea cucumberswift nests or fish roe in soup or as decoration on top of a dish to symbolize fertility, and local delicacies.

in a delightful rom-com that defied stereotypes and expectations

The Wedding Banquet handles its chaotic story with humor and sensibility, resulting in a delightful rom-com that defied stereotypes and expectations, especially considering expectations was released in 1993.

a playful performative tool on the edge of contemporary performance practice, visual art and social science

The Wedding Banquet is a playful performative tool on the edge of contemporary performance practice, visual art and social science.

a bracingly funny and tender look at the imperfect path to love and happiness in the new world

Co-written with longtime collaborator James Schamus and Neil Peng, and starring Winston Chao, Mitchell Lichtenstein (director of Teeth), and Lee mainstay Lung Sihung, The Wedding Banquet is a bracingly funny and tender look at the imperfect path to love and happiness in the new world.

the story of Wai-Tung (Winston Chao), a thirtyish Taiwanese-American making a handsome living in New York as a real estate investor

Scripted by Taiwanese director Ang Lee along with Neil Peng and James Schamus, The Wedding Banquet is the story of Wai-Tung (Winston Chao), a thirtyish Taiwanese-American making a handsome living in New York as a real estate investor.