| Date | Area | Gross |
|---|---|---|
| USA | USD 231,423 |
| Date | Area | Gross |
|---|---|---|
| USA | USD 231,423 |
Ignore the picture that was used as the poster of this film, it is completely incongruous to the story. This is a film set in New York's Chinatown about a couple, one an Americanized Chinese young man (Ben Loy) who agrees to marry a young lady (Mei Oi) from a small village in China.
Focusing on a little-known aspect of Chinese-American history – that Chinese men who had travelled to the States to make their fortune were prevented by federal law from marrying a native girl and from bringing their sweethearts over from China – director Wayne Wang crafts a pleasant story without really exploring the theme's full potential.Asian heartthrob Russell Wong plays Ben Loy, a Chinese-American former serviceman in post-WW2 New York, who is allowed to marry a girl from the homeland following a relaxation of the laws due to the assistance given to America by China during the conflict.
"Eat a Bowl of Tea" is a charming and often amusing story about the challenges of both marriage and living in an immigrant culture. Ben Loy, the son of a Chinese immigrant to New York, was recently discharged (honorably) from the army.
This is not a great movie, but is still quite good. The story involves Chinese men who suddenly have the chance to marry.
First of all, I certainly agree with review "blueghost" who notes this movie is NOT a comedy. That is very true.
A rarity in that we have an American made Chinese film that isn't based on Triad violence.A breath of fresh air it is.
Yes, I really enjoyed this film, and I think for two reasons. First, I have always enjoyed film performances by Russell Wong.
In the times that every time you see new york now; woody Allen, Pollokaville, there are always scenes of the trade towers that are no longer with us, but although this film is situated in New Yoik, there are no scenes of the outside world. Why is this.
American Chinese males (the wives were left behind because that's the way the yanks wanted it), have it tough before, during and just after the silly second world war. This story picks up just after that war when our hero is sent to China to marry a local girl and bring her back to America where it all goes wrong.
