Extended Reading
  • Raquel 2021-12-28 08:02:14

    Unspeakable farewell

    "Don't Tell Her The Farewell" was originally a podcast. According to director Lulu Wang, the script had already taken shape at that time, but many partners have not been able to implement it after talking back and forth. For young directors, the first feature film is always the most difficult. So...

  • Chris 2021-12-28 08:02:14

    Grandma has cancer. Like Billi, I didn’t tell her

    A person has cancer and only the last few months are left in his life. Does he have the right to know about it?

    In the United States, the answer to this question must be yes, and it is illegal to conceal the condition of the patient. The result of the inspection must be notified to me first, and...

  • Bertha 2021-12-28 08:02:14

    7 points, some places are especially American, even if they come to Changchun and speak Chinese, they are also very American. However, some emotional details are still very kind, very Chinese. There are very straightforward areas in the film. The accumulation of conceptual lines and some elements makes it weird. At the same time, there are very real details. It can be seen that the director draws from his own life. In short, this is a movie with a very unique perspective and a very fresh experience. It resembles itself and an outsider, which is very interesting. And, seeing this story that took place in Changchun is still very cordial. Some scenes are too familiar, especially the Hongqi Street area. The old man’s home is basically like my parents’ home. Also, why so many Changchun people like to go abroad or emigrate, both this generation and the previous generation have encountered too many examples of this, which is interesting.

  • Earnestine 2022-03-24 09:02:44

    This is a movie 100% for foreigners. It's too bad.

The Farewell quotes

  • Billi: [frustrated] Are you going to tell Nai Nai?

    Haiyan: I can't, Billi. I won't go against my family.

    Uncle Haibin: Billi, there are things you misunderstand. You guys moved to the West long ago. You think one's life belongs to oneself. But that's the difference between the East and the West. In the East, a person's life is part of a whole. Family. Society.

    Uncle Haibin: You want to tell Nai Nai the truth, because you're afraid to take the responsibility for her. Because it's too big of a burden. If you tell her, then you don't have to feel guilty. We're not telling Nai Nai because it's our duty to carry this emotional burden for her.

  • Jian: You're broke again? Are you always going to live like this?

    Billi: Poor but sexy? I hope so!