The Joy Luck Club (1993)
Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.
3 Kinolab Clips
Opening Sequence
June (Ming-Na Wen) recounts an allegory following a woman immigrating from China to the US. She brings a swan with her, intending to gift it to her future American daughter. However, an immigration officer confiscates the swan, and the mother is left with a feather.
Duration: 00:03:01
Timestamp: 00:00:14
Contributor: Sophia Feinerman
Lina and Ying-Ying's Marital Struggles
Ying-Ying (France Nuyen) hears of her daughter, Lena’s (Lauren St. Clair) marital troubles with her fickle husband, Harold (Michael Paul Chan). Flashbacks of Ying-Ying’s abusive Chinese husband, Lin Xiao (Russell Wong) link mother and daughter.
Duration: 00:03:54
Timestamp: 01:10:59
Contributor: Sophia Feinerman
June Receives her Mother's Feather
June’s father (Chao-Li Chi) gifts June (Ming-Na Wen) a swan feather. June’s mother, Suyuan (Kieu Chinh) intended to give the feather to her daughter as a symbol of her hope and pride, but passed away prior to this gifting.
Duration: 00:04:31
Timestamp: 02:08:55
Contributor: Sophia Feinerman