Loved film Classic is not a simple task. While she might just have been responsible for acting in Andrew Ahn’s latest re -intake by Ang Lee’s romantic comedy from 1993 ”The wedding banquet” Kelly Marie Tran Feel this feeling too well, because the source material was close and in love with her heart. At the red carpet premiere of the film, IndieWire spoke with Tran about the responsibility she held to help bring this story to a new generation of audience members and how it helped the story was not a 1: 1 copy.
“The original film is such a seminal moment in film history, especially for Queer Asian people, but also just in the middle of great filmmaking. It really holds up,” she said. “I am so excited that we do one ReviewAnd our version is very different, but it still honors the original film. ”
Specifically, Tran referred a shot AHN and co-former James shamus-which together wrote the original with Lee-accidentally slipped into the new version. While 1993 ends with the father at the airport who holds his arms as he goes through safety, Tran was able to offer his own tribute to this for Ahn’s vision.
“Our film ends on a shot by Angela, my character yawns,” said Tran, “and so her arms are in the air.”
Both 1993 and 2025 version Of the “wedding banquet”, questions about LGBTQ deal with questions, but while the genre was rich in the 1900s, many worried modern audiences are not appreciating it. Tran understands doubt, but also thinks that the challenges of producing romance should be embraced.
“I hope it’s harder to tell you love stories, because I hope we continue investigate what the definition of love is And expand that definition and admit that love does not have to look as if it has traditionally been told that it must look, “Tran said.” So I hope it gets harder as we continue to renew and it gives me hope. “
Echoing these sentiments, ahn also told indiewire, “I think relationships have always been complex, and i think that there are things in the past that were made to try and make it easier, like patriarchy, heteronormativity. Everybody’s Humanity and Who They Want to Love and How Want to Love. And if we can stick to that oveRching Philosophy, HOPEFULLY THAT GIVES US THE WAY TO FIND AND SUPPORT ALL DIFFERENCE MESSE SUPPORTS.
“The Wedding Bank” is currently in theaters from Bleecker Street.
