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Joan Chen

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Tai PanTai Pan (1986)
Dir. Daryl Duke
Feat. Bryan Brown, Joan Chen, Kyra Sedgwick
Colourful though largely missed attempt at adapting James Clavell's novel about the adventures of a rogue trader in 19th century Hong Kong . Despite…
Salute of the JuggerSalute of the Jugger (1989)
Dir. David Peoples
Feat. Rutger Hauer, Joan Chen
Rutger Hauer leads a band of brutal apocalyptic gladiators in their challenge for The League.
Twin Peaks - Season 1 (TV Series)Twin Peaks - Season 1 (TV Series) (1990) Aro Favourite
Dir. David Lynch, Various
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Madchen Amick
An eccentric, mystical FBI agent arrives in a small Pacific Northwest town to investigate the murder of a young high school girl. Iconic, influential…
Twin Peaks - Season 2 (TV Series)Twin Peaks - Season 2 (TV Series) (1991) Aro Favourite
Dir. David Lynch, Various
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Madchen Amick
Second and final season of the cult nineties serial, with Kyle MacLachlan as an eccentric, mystical FBI agent arriving in a small Pacific Northwest…
Strangers (1992)
Dir. Daniel Vigne, Joan Tewkesbury, Wayne Wang
Feat. Linda Fiorentino, Joan Chen, Timothy Hutton
A compendium of three stories connected only by a theme of American tourists in Europe. Three seasoned directors add class.
Golden Gate (1993)
Dir. John Madden
Feat. Matt Dillon, Joan Chen, Bruno Kirby
Rookie FBI agent Matt Dillon is assigned to expose subversives in McCarthy–era San Fransisco, but years later becomes embroiled with the…
Temptation of a MonkTemptation of a Monk (1993)
Dir. Clara Law
Feat. Joan Chen, Zhang Fenyi
Graphic chronicle of blood–letting by a fierce warrior general in 7th century China, that hews to the visual traditions of the classic Japanese…
On Deadly Ground (1994)
Dir. Steven Seagal
Feat. Steven Seagal, Michael Caine, Joan Chen
Steven Seagal goes PC as a macho hero with an environmental agenda in Alaska. The film even concludes with a personal message from the star/director.
Wild SideWild Side (1995) Recommended
Dir. Donald Cammell
Feat. Anne Heche, Christopher Walken, Joan Chen
Bank exec Anne Heche moonlights as a hooker to service a debt and initiates a twisted game of role–playing with miscreants Christopher Walken…
Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down GirlXiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl (Tian yu) (1998)
Dir. Joan Chen
Feat. Li Xiaolu
Coming–of–age story set in the 70's about a teenage girl who is sent to the countryside during the "Down to the Countryside" Movement in…
Autumn in New YorkAutumn in New York (2000)
Dir. Joan Chen
Feat. Richard Gere, Winona Ryder, Anthony LaPaglia
Silver–maned Richard Gere may be an accomplished womaniser, but amid the golden–hued atmosphere of the Big Apple he can't help falling…
What's Cooking?What's Cooking? (2000)
Dir. Gurinder Chadha
Feat. Joan Chen, Mercedes Ruehl, Julianne Margulies
Four Thanksgiving dinners boil over in this goulash of comical family disagreements, with Joan Chen, Mercedes Ruehl, Julianna Margulies and Kyra…
Saving FaceSaving Face (2004)
Dir. Alice Wu
Feat. Joan Chen, Lynn Chen, Michelle Krusiec
Comfy American indie which plumbs various relationship taboos in the world of Asian–America, centred around the lesbian longings of a surgeon…
Jasmine WomenJasmine Women (Mo li hua kai; Blossoming Jasmine; Jasmine Flower) (2004)
Dir. Yong Hou
Feat. Joan Chen, Wen Jiang, Zhang Ziyi
Intergenerational Chinese weepie about women who are unlucky in love, set during the 1920s, '50s and '80s, and based on the book by Su Tong (also the…
Home Song Stories, TheHome Song Stories, The (2007) Recommended
Dir. Tony Ayres
Feat. Joan Chen, Joel Lok
Dir. Tony Ayres’ heartbreaking semi–autobiography of growing up in the seventies, starring Joan Chen as an alluring Shanghai nightclub…
Lust, CautionLust, Caution (Se, Jie) (2007)
Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Tony Leung (Chiu-wai), Joan Chen, Wei Tang
Dir. Ang Lee (BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN) returns to the mainland to present a slow–burn, psychologically dense and provocative spy thriller, based on…
Mao's Last DancerMao's Last Dancer (2009) Aro Favourite
Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Chi Cao, Bruce Greenwood, Kyle MacLachlan
Enthralling true–life story traces the life of acclaimed ballet dancer Li Cunxin from his impoverished upbringing in communist China to the…
Hemingway & GellhornHemingway & Gellhorn (2012)
Dir. Philip Kaufman
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Clive Owen, David Strathairn
Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman spar in this highly mannered HBO biopic of famed war correspondent Martha Gellhorn's rocky romance with literary giant…
Twin Peaks (TV Series)Twin Peaks (TV Series) (Twin Peaks: A Limited Event Series, Twin Peaks: The Return) (2017) Recommended
Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Catherine E. Coulson, Madchen Amick
Revival of the cult TV series with most of the same cast (plus many, many more), which rivals and occasionally surpasses the terrifying brilliance of…

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