Double Happiness (1994)
- Directed by
- Mina Shum
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rated
- 14A
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 20 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young Chinese Canadian woman wants to become an actress but her traditional family expects her to focus on marriage. She tries to balance her own dreams with her family's hopes for her.
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What happens
Double Happiness is a 1994 Canadian drama film directed by Mina Shum, co-produced by the National Film Board of Canada. The film stars Sandra Oh as Jade Li, an actress struggling to assert her independence from the expectations of her Chinese Canadian family. Callum Keith Rennie also stars as Mark, Jade's love interest. The film was the first feature directed by a Chinese Canadian woman to be given a wide release. It was also one of Oh's earliest performances; she received critical acclaim for her performance, and won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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