Front Lawn Film Nights: Crazy Rich Asians VIEW EVENT DETAILS
Get a bit of fun and fresh air with Asia Society this spring as we screen a collection of Asian and Asian American films outdoors on our front lawn! Spanning decades, genres, and cultures, our
Front Lawn Film Nights series showcases groundbreaking filmmakers and artists who have made their mark in popular cinema.
Based on the series of novels by Kevin Kwan,
Crazy Rich Asians made huge waves as one of the few box office hits starring an all-Asian cast. Full of glitz, romance, and family dynamics, this satirical critique of extraordinary wealth and the culture that comes with it follows the story of New York professor Rachel Chu as she joins her boyfriend in Singapore to meet his family for the first time, and all of the drama that follows.
If I was making a story that was about that journey of motherhood and body [acceptance] I feel like, I’m sorry, but that would have to be with a female filmmaker, Knightley explained. I don’t have an absolute ban, but I kind of do with men. I don’t want it to be those horrible sex scenes where you’re all greased up and everybody is grunting. I’m not interested in doing that. I feel very uncomfortable now trying to portray the male gaze, she continued. Saying that, there’s times where I go, Yeah, I completely see where this sex would be really good in this film and you basically just need somebody to look hot . So therefore you can use somebody else, because I’m too vain and my body has had two children now and I’d just rather not stand in front of a group of men naked.
Wed, Dec 16, 2020
There is no doubt that the practices of many foreign companies are suspect. But by shifting the focus to their “foreign-ness” we lose sight that such conduct is per se problematic.
Sun, Aug 11, 2002
You saw him in Bend It Like Beckham. You saw him on every other channel, hardselling his directorial debut Om Jai Jagdish. You saw him at pr.
Sun, Apr 28, 2002
The book, a collection of interviews by Somaaya printed in various publications over the years, takes you on a telling journey through four .
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