The Farewell
别告诉她
Directed by:
Lulu WangScreenplay:
Lulu WangCinematography:
Anna Franquesa SolanoComposer:
Alex WestonCast:
Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Shuzhen Zhao, Hong Lu, Yongbo Jiang, Han Chen, Aoi Mizuhara, Ines Laimins, Jim Liu, X Mayo, Gil Perez-AbrahamPlots(1)
In this funny, uplifting tale based on an actual lie, Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi (Awkwafina) reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been given mere weeks to live, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. To assure her happiness, they gather under the joyful guise of an expedited wedding, uniting family members scattered among new homes abroad. As Billi navigates a minefield of family expectations and proprieties, she finds there’s a lot to celebrate: a chance to rediscover the country she left as a child, her grandmother’s wondrous spirit, and the ties that keep on binding even when so much goes unspoken. With The Farewell, writer/director Lulu Wang has created a heartfelt celebration of both the way we perform family and the way we live it, masterfully interweaving a gently humorous depiction of the good lie in action with a richly moving story of how family can unite and strengthen us, often in spite of ourselves. (Entertainment in Video)
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The Farewell
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Milan Records
Year: 2019
Country: USA
Format: digital
Length: 25:00
| 1. | The Lie | Alex Weston | 00:44 |
| 2. | Arrival | Alex Weston | 00:53 |
| 3. | Changchun | Alex Weston | 01:54 |
| 4. | "Come Healing" - Elayna Boynton | 02:23 | |
| 5. | Why Aren't You Talking? | Alex Weston | 00:38 |
| 6. | Grandma On The Roof | Alex Weston | 02:06 |
| 7. | Umbrellas | Alex Weston | 00:53 |
| 8. | Hotel Best | Alex Weston | 01:42 |
| 9. | Pathetique | Alex Weston | 03:55 |
| 10. | Nai Nai | Alex Weston | 00:35 |
| 11. | "Caro Mio Ben" - Hera Hyesang Park & Lulu Wang | 02:56 | |
| 12. | Ye Ye | Alex Weston | 01:00 |
| 13. | Billi | Alex Weston | 00:59 |
| 14. | Family | Alex Weston | 00:52 |
| 15. | "Senza Di Te" - Fredo Viola | 03:30 |