Saving Face
2004 · 97 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 14,151 VOTES · DIR. Alice Wu
Overview
A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,038 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:07 You were right, Winston. Kid's got the touch.
00:05:06 -How can you tell? -Call it a hunch.
00:08:17 Marry a rooster, follow the rooster. Marry a dog, follow the dog.
00:10:50 -There's my train. -Hey!
00:13:52 -Here. -No.
00:17:00 Can you please...?
00:19:38 Get out of this house.
00:23:01 We have chicken, sweet pea stalks, and fish with bean sauce.
00:26:57 Relax. He's too consumed by his own life...
00:32:41 Oh, my God.
00:37:43 Mom was waiting for me again.
00:42:07 You wanna bust on someone, find yourself a husband to bust on.
00:44:47 Ma.
00:48:42 So I don't have to change in the morning.
00:51:29 You were different.
00:54:54 She's very, very good.
00:58:23 I would make sure you have anything you want for the rest of your life.
01:02:58 Oh, no. I was busy. I wasn't able to make it.
01:07:24 Do you love her?
01:10:55 Where have you been the last couple days?
01:18:04 It's Old Yu!
01:21:54 Later, we'll block off the living room for her crib and--
01:26:49 Ma insisted. I have to be there tonight for some reason.
01:32:37 When are you going to have a baby?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,038
Dialogue density10.7 lines / min
First line00:02:07
Final line01:32:37
Production Record
DirectorAlice Wu
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,500,000
Revenue$1,230,000
IMDb votes14,151