I saw this movie at SF Frameline LGBT festival a couple weeks ago. I went because as a third generation Chinese American and someone who has spend significant time in the PRC I was curious how the East/West clash would be handled. But I had pretty low expectations. Based on the blurb in the festival guide, I thought it would be a superficial, eye-candy piece. After all, what does the high fashion world of twenty something New Yorkers have to do with my low-brow life of Buddhist simplicity as a sixty-year old woman in laid back California? Well....fast forward...The script was full of surprises, the acting was excellent; both leads were terrific. (I totally bought that Ning was from PRC except for a couple tiny accent slips; and was surprised to find later that the actor was a Yale Drama grad). The set and costume design were things to behold. I didn't quite buy the mother character's transformation, but that did not detract from the fun and the drama. I was captivated throughout. I'm going to follow whatever Ray Yeung does from now on. Highly recommend it.
Review of Front Cover
