The Farewell (2019)
TRAILER
ARTICLES
Staff, Filmmaker. “‘make This Conversation in a Small Room with White Walls Work’: Dp Anna Franquesa Solano on <em>the Farewell</Em>: Filmmaker Magazine.” Filmmaker Magazine | Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources., January 31, 2019. https://filmmakermagazine.com/106891-make-this-conversation-in-a-small-room-with-white-walls-work-dp-anna-franquesa-solano-on-the-farewell/.
Falt, Chris. “‘The Farewell’: Lulu Wang Used a Widescreen Frame to Create a Stage for Her Performers.” IndieWire, January 2, 2020. https://www.indiewire.com/awards/industry/the-farewell-lulu-wang-widescreen-filmmaker-toolkit-podcast-episode-106-1202200034/.
Makalintal, Bettina. “‘the Farewell’ Deserves to Be Seen as an American Drama.” VICE, December 9, 2019. https://www.vice.com/en/article/qvgg5x/the-farewell-deserves-to-be-seen-as-an-american-drama.
Wang, Lulu. “Lulu Wang on Why the World Needs Cinemas.” BFI, February 24, 2021. https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/interviews/lulu-wang-favourite-cinemas-communal-theatre-experience.
PODCASTS
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1cZsL4bDxgBCoc3UJZH59R?si=bf10303c90404065
Note from Mr Peterson: Excellent cultural context
Reviews
McDonald, Soraya. “The Big Screen: The Farewell.” Film Comment. Accessed November 21, 2023. https://www.filmcomment.com/article/the-big-screen-the-farewell.
Chang, Justin. “Review: Lulu Wang’s Delightful ‘the Farewell,’ Starring Awkwafina, Shows Us a Family Divided.” Los Angeles Times, July 9, 2019. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-the-farewell-review-awkwafina-20190709-story.html.
Chang, Justin. “Lots of Love and One Big Lie - ‘the Farewell’ Reminds Us Time Is Short.” NPR, July 11, 2019. https://www.npr.org/2019/07/11/740672550/lots-of-love-and-one-big-lie-the-farewell-reminds-us-time-is-short.
Loughrey, Clarisse. “The Farewell Review: Awkwafina Is Startling in a Comedy of Bracing Honesty.” The Independent, January 14, 2020. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/farewell-movie-review-lulu-wang-awkwafina-tzi-ma-cast-release-date-a9110596.html.
Scott, A. O. “Review: In ‘the Farewell,’ a Wedding Is Really a Premature Funeral.” The New York Times, July 11, 2019. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/11/movies/the-farewell-review.html.
Ide, Wendy. “The Farewell Review – Beautifully Bittersweet Chinese-American Family Drama.” The Guardian, September 21, 2019. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/sep/21/the-farewell-review-lulu-wang-awkwafina.
Lemire, Christy. “The Farewell Movie Review & Film Summary.” RogerEbert.com, July 12, 2019. https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-farewell-2019.