Unfamiliar Familiarity in Lulu Wang’s ‘The Farewell’

‘The Farewell’ achieves transcendent universality through some long overdue specificity.

Tony Wang
Tony Wang
Nov 4 · 6 min read
Source: A24 Films

This article contains minor spoilers for The Farewell.

The first and only time I saw my dad cry was when my grandma passed away. At least I think I saw him crying. Like most Chinese parents, he was good…

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