#saving face

[filmreel]

SAVING FACE (2004) dir. Alice Wu

#filmedit #wlwedit #ours #hella #saving face #userk8 #usertreena #uservale #usermills #uservalentina #usermimsi #userrobin #usergiu #userriah #tusergabriela #tuserssam #userairam #filmgifs #moviegifs #fyeahmovies

[haveyouseenthismovie-poll]

#movies #polls #saving face #2000s movies #alice wu #michelle krusiec #joan chen #requested #have you seen this movie poll

[nicolereallyhot]

TOP 8 WLW MOVIES OF ALL TIME

For this pride month I've made this list, I hope you guys enjoy it.

Disclaimers: It's just my opinion, and not in any particular order except for number one. I still have some classic movies to watch like Persona, Desert Hearts, Bound and Mulholland Drive. And no, Carol and Disobedience are not in my top 10.

8. You Can Live Forever

Info: Canada, 2022. Directed by Sarah Watts and Mark Slutsky. Main cast Anwen O'Driscoll and June LaPorte.

7. Summerland

Info: UK, 2020. Directed by Jessica Swale. Main cast Gemma Arterton and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.

6. The Favourite

Info: UK/USA, 2018. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Main cast Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman.

5. The Summer of Sangailė

Info: Lithuania, 2015. Directed by Alante Kavaite. Main cast Aistė Diržiūtė and Julija Steponaitytė.

4. The Handmaiden

Info: South Korea, 2016. Director by Chan-wook Park. Main cast Kim Min-hee and Kim Tae-ri.

3. Thelma

Info: Norway, 2017. Directed by Joaquim Trier. Main cast Eili Harboe and Kaya Wilkins.

2. Saving face

Info: USA/China, 2004. Directed by Alice Wu. Main cast Michelle Krusiec and Lynn Chen.

1. Portrait of a lady on fire

Info: France, 2019. Directed by Céline Scimma. Main cast Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant.

Yes, POLOF is my favorite MOVIE of all time. And one day I'm gonna watch a movie who is worth of this list so I can complete number 9 and 10.

#you can live forever #summerland #the favourite #the summer of Sangaile #the handmaiden #thelma #saving face #portrait of a lady on fire #lesbian #lgbtq #wlw movies #wlw #lesbian movies #pride #gay pride #movie #films #cinema #adele haenel #emma stone #rachel weisz #celine sciamma #noemie merlant #olivia colman #alice wu

[glovelylovely]

one day you think: i want to die.

and then you think, very quietly: actually. actually.

i think i want a coffee.

a nap.

a sandwich.

a book.

and i want to die turns day by day into

i want to go home,

i want to walk in the woods,

i want to see my friend,

i want to sit in the sun,

i want a cleaner kitchen,

i want a better job,

i want to live somewhere else,

i want to live.

(poem from duckbunny, but with a lesbian twist. post inspired by bittersweetresilience.)

#lesbian #wlw #children of divorce #madchen in uniform #go fish #desert hearts #bound #disobedient #portrait of a lady on fire #saving face #glee #booksmart #but im a cheerleader #rafiki #imagine me & you #the haunting of bly manor #heavenly creatures #alien #tootsie #the incredibly true adventure of two girls in love #summerland #the children's hour #fried green tomatoes #thelma and louise #black mirror

[bisexualalienss]

SAVING FACE (2004)

dir. Alice Wu

#saving face #alice wu #savingfacedit #filmedit #movieedit #dailyflicks #lgbtsource #lgbtedit #dailylgbtq #lgbt #romancegifs #wlwsource #lgbtcinema #mediagifs #moviegifs #filmgifs #ladiesofcinema #wlwedit #film #films #bisexualalienss*

[invisible-pink-toast]

butches appreciation!!

bonus: not canonically butch... but not not butch

#if someone's not in here feel free to add! always need more butch characters #butch #butches #aloto #a league of their own #pariah #saving face #bound #alison bechdel #arcane #steven universe #she ra #l word generation q #911 #orange is the new black #oitnb #yellowjackets #my post #lesbian

[movie-gifs]

SAVING FACE 2004 | dir. Alice Wu

#saving face #filmedit #gif #creations #samantha #filmgifs #dailyflicks #uservale #userkd #uservalentina #userrobin #userk8 #tuserhannah #usertreena #userriah #userhella #usersunny #tusergabriela

[roseillith]

SAVING FACE (2004) dir ALICE WU

#f #saving face #alice wu #michelle krusiec #joan chen

[lonesomedotmp3]

for @philcollinsenjoyer <3

Joan Chen as Hwei-Lan Gao-Ma in Saving Face (2004)

"Is that how you speak to your ma who worked nights so you could eat? Who stayed in labor without painkillers so you wouldn't turn dim-witted like your cousin Jimmy? Had I known you would grow so ungrateful I would have held you in!"

#saving face #saving face 2004 #joan chen #my gifs #these look so much better on desktop than mobile but I'm having the buddha nature about it.

[goose168]

One thing about the 90s - 00s: they were gonna make a mother+daughter coming of age movie at least twice a year.

The “I hate my overbearing or eccentric & irresponsible mother” genre is slowing making a comeback and I couldn’t be happier

#it was so fun #film #mermaids #anywhere but here #white oleander #Alice sweet Alice #turning red #monster #eeaao #real women have curves #freaky Friday #saving face #joy luck club #Princess diaries #I hate my mother but want to reconcile with her core

[collabwithmyself]

wanted to draw all hito's jobs...

#(dead on the floor) i am never going to draw that chair in detail again #but clover really said ''i am gonna give this man the coolest mobility aid in the world'' #collab ocs #collab draws #hitoshi #saving face #miitopia #miitopia au

[quinta-brunson]

Saving Face (2004) dir. Alice Wu  

#saving face #savingfaceedit #filmedit #movieedit #filmgifs #moviegifs #romancegifs #dailyflicks #wlwedit #wlwsource #userstream #cinematv #filmtv #userbbelcher #lgbtcinema #movies #*

[warningsine]

"Saving Face // "GLOW"

I don't understand you. Yes, you do. Probably better than anyone.

#saving face #glowedit #ruth x debbie #femslash #female directors #alice wu #lynn shelton #Wilhelmina Pang #Vivian Shing #debbie eagan #ruth wilder #ruthdebbie #glow #netflix glow #filmedit #tvedit #sine's gifs

[leighlew3]

Why had I not seen Saving Face until just now? It was so good! 😩

This part — I laughed out loud 👇

#lgbtq #saving face #wlw #romcom #alice wu #movies

[celluloidrainbow]

SAVING FACE (2004) dir. Alice Wu In Manhattan, the brilliant Chinese-American lesbian surgeon Wil is surprised by the arrival of her forty-eight year old widowed mother to her apartment. The woman was banished from Flushing, Queens, when her father discovered that she was pregnant. The presence of her mother affects Wil's personal life, especially now that the young doctor finds herself in love with dancer Vivian Shing, the daughter of her boss. Once her grandfather has promised that her mother would only return to Flushing remarried or proving that it was an immaculate conception, Wil tries to find a Chinese bachelor to marry her. (link in title)

#lgbt cinema #lesbian cinema #saving face #saving face 2004 #us cinema #lgbt #lesbian #usa #alice wu #lgbt film #lesbian film #lgbt movie #lesbian movies #lgbt media #lesbian media #queer cinema #joan chen #michelle krusiec #lynn chen #2004 #00s #2000s #00s film #2000s movies #2000s films

[juanabaloo]

Top 5 sapphic movie recs? :)

Thanks for the ask! In order, from 5 to 1: D.E.B.S. (2004) - Lucy and Amy Mosquita y Mari (2012) - Yolanda y Mari - the one movie i would show my kid self (if i could time travel) Bound (1996) - Violet and Corky Imagine Me and You (2005) - Luce and Rachel Saving Face (2004) - Wil and Vivian - the one movie I would save from a fire (if i could only save one)

[captions top to bottom: Lucy and Amy with guns drawn in D.E.B.S. Yolanda and Mari hanging out in Mosquita y Mari. Violet reaches out to hold Corky's hand in Bound. Luce laughs as Rachel fishes her wedding ring out of the punch in Imagine Me and You. Wil looks at Vivian's hair and then stares longingly at her face in Saving Face.]

Highly reco all of these! More spoiler-free ranting, worksafe gifs, and trailer links under the cut. (one mild SPOILER ... but good news: none of these women die, like not even a little bit!!)

starting the list at Number Five: D.E.B.S. (2004) is Comedy, rated PG-13, and a campy delight. I buy the chemistry between Lucy (L below) and Amy (R ), and it's a cute enemies-to-lovers story. It doesn't take itself too seriously. And as the gif text says: Charlie's Angels but it's actually gay!!!

Best to watch: when you want something campy with some fun spy action scenes. Kissing plus. Also: Jordana Brewster!

D.E.B.S. (2004) trailer

Number Four: Mosquita y Mari (2012) is an unrated Drama (PG-13-ish IMO) that's one of my all-time faves*. Mari (L below) and Yolanda (R ) are high schoolers and they are INTO EACH OTHER. You can practically see the vibrations in between them. It's about two Chicanas and it touches on family and money and immigrant stuff. (*If I could go back in time and show my kid self one movie - out of all the movies in the world - it would be this one.) There is a lot of intimacy between them, but there's nothing explicit.

Best to watch: when you want to reminisce about high school and that friend you had feelings for. Grappling and holding hands and snuggling. Also: gorgeously shot scenes that set the mood, even with no dialogue.

Mosquita y Mari (2012) trailer

coming in at Number Three: Bound (1996) is a Heist movie, rated R, and amazing. The directorial debut of the Wachowski sisters. Chemistry for MILES between Violet (L below) and Corky (R ). Also a strong crime/thriller/heist plot, aside from all the chemistry. I don't find the violence to be THAT explicit but that's my opinion.

Best to watch: when you want to see a very sexy heist movie and don't mind some violence. Rated R for a reason (both sex and violence). Also: Jennifer Tilly and her voice! Gina Gershon in a white tank top! Both of them in leather jackets!

Bound (1996) trailer

Number Two: Imagine Me and You (2005) is a Rom-Com that's rated R, and super cute. It's love at first sight but there's some angst. Rachel (first gif below, L) is trying to resist her attraction to Luce (R ). I feel like this movie doesn't really deserve the R rating. Anyway, it's cute and fun.

Best to watch: when you want some decent angst, but a happy ending. Lots of intense making out. Also: British accents! a flower shop! Dance Dance Revolution! Piper Perabo and Lena Headey!

Imagine Me and You (2005) trailer

and at the top of my list at Number One: Saving Face (2004) is another Rom-Com that's rated R, and it's PERFECT TO ME. If I could only grab one movie to save from a fire - out of all the movies ever made - it would be this one! It's childhood friends - who reconnect as adults - to lovers. Vivian (L below in the first gif) is a dancer while Wil (R ) is a doctor, technically a surgeon. There's family and immigrant stuff, and they are both Chinese-American.

Best to watch: when you want angst with a happy ending, with some good mother-daughter stuff too. Flirting, making out, intense making out, hand holding, and yes a bedroom scene. Also: authentic Mandarin! a comforting mother-daughter relationship! a race to the airport scene!

Saving Face (2004) trailer

Lightning in a bottle stuff here, seriously. Lynn Chen (who plays Vivian) had never been in a feature film before. Michelle Krusiec (who plays Wil) had never had a lead role before. Alice Wu wrote AND directed the movie, and this was literally her FIRST MOVIE. You would never guess any of that watching this movie. They all knock it out of the park!!

Any questions about any of these movies, send in an ask!

#movie reco #intense movie reco #saving face #mosquita y mari #debs #bound #imagine me and you #i could talk about any of these movies for a solid hour #like if you put a gun to my head and said give a presentation with no notes these are all candidates for that #ask answered #beatriceeverytuesday #thank you original gifmakers #you are worth your weight in gold #thank you for the asks!