Summaries

A senior chef lives with his three grown daughters; the middle one finds her future plans affected by unexpected events and the life changes of the other household members.

Eat Drink Man Woman is a classic tale of simmering frustrations and relationship woes as semi-retired Master Chef Chu shares his culinary skills and tends to his three unmarried daughters' respective emotional journeys. Jia-Jen is a chemistry teacher, Jia-Chien an airline executive and Jia-Ning works at a fast-food establishment. Together they help prepare and eat a sumptuously elaborate dinner each Sunday, a family tradition which allows for considerable insight into their lives and fuels the fire for each daughter to deal with the turmoil of new romantic challenges.

Senior Master Chef Chu lives in a large house in Taipei with his three unmarried daughters, Jia-Jen, a chemistry teacher converted to Christianity, Jia-Chien, an airline executive, and Jia-Ning, a student who also works in a fast food restaurant. Life in the house revolves around the ritual of an elaborate dinner each Sunday, and the love lives of all the family members.—Will Gilbert

Details

Keywords
  • family relationships
  • food
  • chef
  • chinese food
  • cooking
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Jul 1, 1994
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States Taiwan
Language Mandarin French
Filming locations Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Park, Taipei City, Taiwan
Production companies Central Motion Pictures Good Machine Ang Lee Productions

Box office

Gross US & Canada $7294403
Opening weekend US & Canada $155512
Gross worldwide $7294403

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 4m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

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