The-Joy-Luck-Club

英美电影赏析Cross-culturalperspectives英美电影赏析ClassicClips3Grouppresentation5MovieExploration32CultureReflection34ContentsLead-in31英美电影赏析英美电影赏析Whatisculturalconflict?Haveyoueversufferedfromanykindofculturalconflicts?Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoflivingbi-culturally?Doyourememberthetext“RichMeetingHisFutureMother-in-law”?What’sthestoryabout?Lead-inGroupdiscussion英美电影赏析DirectedbyWayneWangWrittenbyAmyTan,RonaldBassStarringMing-NaWen…Jing-Mei‘June’WooKieuChinh…SuyuanWooTsaiChin…LindoJongReleaseYear:1993Awards:1995-NominatedforBAFTAFilmAwardforBestScreenplay,AdaptedScreenplayMovieExplorationABriefIntroductiontoTheFilm英美电影赏析MovieStoryThefourwomen-Suyuan,Lindo,YingYing,andAnMeicametoAmericamanyyearsagotoescapeChina'sfeudalsocietyforthepromiseoftheUnitedStates'democracy.Now,however,SuyuanhasdiedandthethreesurvivingmembersoftheclubinviteherdaughterJunetotakeherplace.Junebelongstothenewgeneration,whogrewupspeakingEnglishandlearningAmericancustoms.AlsoofroughlythesameageareWaverly,Lindo'sdaughter;Lena,YingYing'sdaughter;andRose,AnMei'sdaughter.TheJoyLuckClubtellsofthevarieddifficultiesandtragediesinvolvedinthesemother/daughterrelationships.MovieExploration英美电影赏析fromleft:Suyuan(KieuChinh),June(Ming-NaWen),Waverly(TamlynTomita),Lindo(TsaiChin),Ying-Ying(FranceNuyen),Lena(LaurenTom),An-Mei(LisaLu),andRose(RosalindChao)SuyuanWoo,Jing-MeiJuneLindoJong,JordanWaverlyJongYing-YingSt.Clair,LenaSt.ClairAn-MeiHsu,WooRoseHsu英美电影赏析MajorCharactersSuyuan--JuneMovieExplorationSuyuanWooShewasforcedtoleavehertwin-daughtersontheroadsideduringthesecondWorldWar.June(Jing-MeiWoo)Shewasaskedtoplaypianoasachild,however,shefailedinaperformanceandfeltshortofhermother’sexpectations.英美电影赏析MajorCharactersLindo–WaverlyMovieExplorationLindoJongShewaspromisedinmarriagetoHuangTaitai’ssonbutescapedfromthefamilysuccessfullyintheend.WaverlyJongShehaslongbeenamodelofsuccessforsheoncewonchesstournamentsasachild.英美电影赏析MajorCharactersYingyingMovieExplorationYing-yingSt.ClairShekilledherownbabywhensaddenedbyherhusband’sinfidelity.LenaSt.ClairHerhusbandHaroldinsiststhattheykeepseparatebankaccountsanduseabalancesheettodetailtheirmonetarydebtstooneanother.Lena英美电影赏析MajorCharactersAnmei–RoseMovieExplorationAnmeiHsuHermotherwasaconcubineofarichman.RoseHsuSheinsistedonmarryingherhusbandTedandwhenthereweresomeproblemsinhermarriage,hermotherenlightenedherandfinallyshekeptherfamilyfromdisintegrating.英美电影赏析UsefulInformationMovieExplorationAmyTan（谭恩美）(bornFebruary19,1952)isanAmericanwriterwhoseworksexploremother-daughterrelationships.ShewasborninOakland,CaliforniatoChineseimmigrantsJohnTan,anelectricalengineerandBaptistminister,andDaisy,whowasforcedtoleaveherthreedaughtersfromapreviousmarriagebehindinShanghai.ThisincidentprovidedthebasisforTan’sfirstnovel,1989NewYorkTimesbestsellerTheJoyLuckClub.Writer:AmyTan英美电影赏析UsefulInformationMovieExplorationAmy’sNovelsTheJoyLuckClub(1989)TheKitchenGod'sWife(1991)TheHundredSecretSenses(1995)Twokinds(2000)TheBonesetter'sDaughter(2001)SavingFishfromDrowning(2005)英美电影赏析UsefulInformationMovieExplorationTheJoyLuckClub(1989)washerfirstandperhapsmostwellknownbook.Itbroughthergreatsuccessandmadehernameknownaroundtheworld.Itwasadaptedintoafilmin1993.Thestorycamefromherrelationshipwithhermother.Theyhadfoughtthroughoutherchildhood.Later,shegraduallyunderstandthatshehadtolearnabouthermother'slifeinordertounderstandherownhistoryandpersonality.英美电影赏析UsefulInformationMovieExplorationthejoyluckclubAclubstartedbythefourChineseAmericanimmigrantfamilies,wheretheymeetregularly,playingtheChinesegame,Mahjong,feastingonavarietyoffoodsandsharingtheirfeelingsandstories.英美电影赏析UsefulInformationMovieExploration3WavesofChineseImmigrationFirstwave(19thcenturyto1949):thebeginningoftheChineseimmigration1.1840s,seekfortuneinthegoldrushandwestwardexpansion;2.1860s,constructionoftheTrans-continentalRailroad;3.endofthe1940s,changeofgovernmentSecondwave(1949tothe1980s):AftertheMagnusonActThirdwave(1980stotoday):Facedwiththetoughjobmarket英美电影赏析UsefulinformationFirstwavewhatwherewhenwhywhoMostlyMenMerchants,peasantsandcraftsmenEscapingahighrateofpovertyleftaftertheTaipingRebellionandlookingforabetterlifeSouthernChinaCaliforniaMainlyCaliforniaGoldRush,Transcontinentalrailroad.60%ofWomenareprostitutes.19thcenturyto1949MovieExploration英美电影赏析UsefulinformationSecondwavewhatwherewhenwhywho1949tothe1980sWorldWar2;TheChineseExclusionRepealActof1943MainlandChina,Taiwan，andHongKongChineseCommunitiesTaiwan,HongKongToworkorstudyMovieExploration英美电影赏析UsefulinformationThirdwavewhatwherewhenwhywho1980totodayTofindabetterchancetostudyandworkNewYorkCityStudents,professionalsandundocumentedaliensToformnewcultural,professional,andsocialorganizationsMovieExploration英美电影赏析Excerpt1Lindo’sstoryInChina,Lindosuccessfullyescapedfromherridiculouspre-arrangedmarriagewhichwasmadewhenshewasfouryearsold.ClassicClips英美电影赏析Excerpt2ConflictsandreconciliationbetweenLindoandWaverlylittleWaverlywasatalentchessplayer,butannoyedbyLindousingWaverlytoshowoff,shequitthechesscla