The Farewell

Showings

O Cinema North Beach Fri, Aug 2, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Fri, Aug 2, 2019 8:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sat, Aug 3, 2019 12:30 PM
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O Cinema North Beach Sat, Aug 3, 2019 6:30 PM
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O Cinema North Beach Sun, Aug 4, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sun, Aug 4, 2019 8:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Mon, Aug 5, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Mon, Aug 5, 2019 8:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Tue, Aug 6, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Tue, Aug 6, 2019 8:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Wed, Aug 7, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Wed, Aug 7, 2019 8:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Thu, Aug 8, 2019 6:30 PM
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O Cinema North Beach Fri, Aug 9, 2019 6:30 PM
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O Cinema North Beach Sat, Aug 10, 2019 2:30 PM
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O Cinema North Beach Sat, Aug 10, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sat, Aug 10, 2019 8:30 PM
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O Cinema North Beach Sun, Aug 11, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sun, Aug 11, 2019 8:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Mon, Aug 12, 2019 6:30 PM
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O Cinema North Beach Thu, Aug 15, 2019 6:30 PM
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O Cinema North Beach Fri, Aug 16, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Fri, Aug 16, 2019 8:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sat, Aug 17, 2019 2:30 PM
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O Cinema North Beach Sat, Aug 17, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sat, Aug 17, 2019 8:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sun, Aug 18, 2019 4:30 PM
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O Cinema North Beach Tue, Aug 20, 2019 6:30 PM
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O Cinema North Beach Wed, Aug 21, 2019 6:30 PM
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O Cinema North Beach Thu, Aug 22, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Thu, Aug 22, 2019 8:30 PM

Description

Billi’s family returns to China under the guise of a fake wedding to stealthily say goodbye to their beloved matriarch — the only person that doesn’t know she only has a few weeks to live.

 

After learning their beloved matriarch has terminal lung cancer, a family opts not to tell her about the diagnosis, instead scheduling an impromptu wedding-reunion back in China. Headstrong and emotional writer Billi rebels against her parents’ directive to stay in New York and joins the family as they awkwardly attempt to rekindle old bonds, throw together a wedding that only grandma is actually looking forward to, and surreptitiously say their goodbyes.

 

A heartfelt celebration of both the way we perform family and the way we live it, THE FAREWELL masterfully interweaves a gently humorous depiction of the good lie in action with a thoughtful exploration of how our cultural heritage does and does not travel with us when we leave our homes. Writer/Director Lulu Wang imbues THE FAREWELL with warmth and knowing wit, while the uniformly excellent ensemble cast (anchored by a breakout performance by Awkwafina) invites us to share this extended clan’s joy and sorrow—and to feel, for the length of this remarkable film, like a part of their family.