Pushing Hands
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Upon retiring from his post as a tai chi master, Mr. Chu decides to leave Beijing for America and move in with his only son, Alex. Alex lives in New York City with his Caucasian wife Martha, a novelist, and their six-year-old son. Problems quickly arise between Mr. Chu and Martha and suddenly the family is on the verge of being destroyed. While teaching tai chi at a Chinese school, Mr. Chu meets a cooking instructor, the twice-widowed Mrs. Chen. Alex notices his father's interest in her and seizes the opportunity to play matchmaker in the hopes of saving his family.
Crew
Jeff Berman
Scott Bradley
Paul Thomas Christian
Wendy Ettinger
Jiang Feng-chyi
Ted Hope
Elizabeth Jenyon
Ang Lee
Ang Lee
Hsu Li-kong
Emily Liu
James Schamus
James Schamus
James Schamus
Michael Shaw
Tim Squyres
Tim Squyres
Linda Wilson
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Released in United States February 1992
Released in United States June 16, 1995
Released in United States June 9, 1995
Released in United States November 2001
Released in United States on Video January 23, 1996
Released in United States September 1992
Released in United States Summer June 2, 1995
Shown at Berlin Film Festival (Panorama) February 13-24, 1992.
Shown at San Sebastian Film Festival (Open Zone) September 17-27, 1992.
Feature directorial debut for Ang Lee who received his BFA in theater from the University of Illinois, and his MFA in film production from New York University. This is the first installment in Lee's loosely-linked "father knows best" trilogy, which also includes "The Wedding Banquet" (USA/Taiwan/1993) and "Eat Drink Man Woman" (USA/Taiwan/1994). All three films star Sihung Lung.
In 1990, Lee entered two scripts in the annual Taiwanese government screenplay contest, and won first and second prizes for "Pushing Hands" and "The Wedding Banquet," respectively.
Released in United States on Video January 23, 1996
Released in United States February 1992 (Shown at Berlin Film Festival (Panorama) February 13-24, 1992.)
Released in United States Summer June 2, 1995
Released in United States June 9, 1995 (Boston, Phoenix, and Washington, DC,)
Released in United States June 16, 1995 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States September 1992 (Shown at San Sebastian Film Festival (Open Zone) September 17-27, 1992.)
Released in United States November 2001 (Shown at AFI Fest 2001: The American Film Institute Los Angeles International Film Festival (Tribute) November 1-11, 2001.)
