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adapted from the kevin kwan novel which i have not read, co nsta nce wu kwan novel which i have not readconstance wu plays a chinese—american assessor at nyu who is dating a guy called nick who's she does not know is to be rich until the moment he says, there is a wedding in singapore, you should come with me. they get to the aeroplane, they turn left. she goes, we go that way! he says, no, no. they are in super first—class and people are offering them champagne. she says, what is all this about? he says my family are comfortable. she then arrives and meets the family and she is pitied —— pitted against and she is pitied —— pitted against a series of wannabe girlfriends, a grandmother who is kind of in charge of everything. the mother has no intention of letting her son marry whomever he wants. here is the clip. it's just great seeing you guys all like this. when i was growing up, it was just me and my mom. but we didn't really have a big family like this. that's a beautiful ring, auntie eleanor. nick's father had it made when he proposed to me. how did you guys meet? well, actually, the
adapted from the kevin kwan novel which i have not read, co nsta nce wu kwan novel which i have not readconstance wu plays a chinese—american assessor at nyu who is dating a guy called nick who's she does not know is to be rich until the moment he says, there is a wedding in singapore, you should come with me. they get to the aeroplane, they turn left. she goes, we go that way! he says, no, no. they are in super first—class and people are offering them champagne. she says, what is all this...
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50, adapted from the novel from kevin kwan, which i confess i haven't read. no, likewise. so, constance wu, she's a chinese—american economics professor at nyu, who is dating a guy called nick, who she doesn't know is filthy rich until the moment he says, look, you know, there's a wedding in singapore. i will be there. you should come with, you should meet the family. they get on the aeroplane and turn left. she says, we go that way. he says no. suddenly they are in super first class and people are offering champagne. and she goes, what is all this about? he says, well, my family a comfortable. she then arrives and meet the family and she is pitted against a series of ex— and wannabe—girlfriends, and a grandmother who is kind of in charge of everything. and eleanor, the mother, who has no intention of letting her son marry whoever he wants. here's a clip. it'sjust great seeing you guys all like this. when i was growing up, it wasjust me and my mum. but we didn't really have a big family like this. that's a beautiful ring, auntie eleanor. nick's father had it made when he proposed to me. ho
50, adapted from the novel from kevin kwan, which i confess i haven't read. no, likewise. so, constance wu, she's a chinese—american economics professor at nyu, who is dating a guy called nick, who she doesn't know is filthy rich until the moment he says, look, you know, there's a wedding in singapore. i will be there. you should come with, you should meet the family. they get on the aeroplane and turn left. she says, we go that way. he says no. suddenly they are in super first class and...
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so, adapted from the novel from kevin kwan, which i confess i haven't read. no, likewise. so constance wusor at nyu who is dating a guy called nick who she doesn't know is filthy rich until the moment he says, "look, you know, there's a wedding in singapore. i'm gonna be there. you should come with, you should meet the family." they get on the aeroplane, they turn left. she says, "we go that way." he says "no, no, no." suddenly, they are in super first class and people are offering champagne. and she goes, "how — what is all this about?" he says, "well, my family are comfortable." she then arrives and she meets the family and she is pitted against a series of ex— and wannabe girlfriends, a grandmother who is kind of in charge of everything. and michelle yeoh's eleanor, the mother, who has no intention of letting her son marry whoever he wants. here's a clip. it'sjust great seeing you guys all like this. when i was growing up, it wasjust me and my mum. but we didn't really have a big family like this. that's a beautiful ring, auntie eleanor. nick's father had it made when he proposed to me
so, adapted from the novel from kevin kwan, which i confess i haven't read. no, likewise. so constance wusor at nyu who is dating a guy called nick who she doesn't know is filthy rich until the moment he says, "look, you know, there's a wedding in singapore. i'm gonna be there. you should come with, you should meet the family." they get on the aeroplane, they turn left. she says, "we go that way." he says "no, no, no." suddenly, they are in super first class and...
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so, adapted from the novel from kevin kwan, which i confess i haven't read. no, likewise. so, constance wuoesn't know is filthy rich until the moment he says, "look, you know, there's a wedding in singapore. i'm gonna be there. you should come with, you should meet the family." they get on the aeroplane, they turn left. she says, "we go that way." he says "no, no, no." suddenly, they are in super first class and people are offering them champagne. and she goes, "how — what is all this about?" he says, "well, my family are comfortable." she then arrives and she meets the family and she is pitted against a series of ex and wannabe girlfriends, a grandmother who is kind of in charge of everything, and michelle yeoh's eleanor, who is the mother, who has no intention of letting her son marry whomever he wants. here's a clip. it'sjust great seeing you guys all like this. when i was growing up, it wasjust me and my mum. but we didn't really have a big family like this. that's a beautiful ring, auntie eleanor. nick's father had it made when he proposed to me. how did you guys meet? actually, they
so, adapted from the novel from kevin kwan, which i confess i haven't read. no, likewise. so, constance wuoesn't know is filthy rich until the moment he says, "look, you know, there's a wedding in singapore. i'm gonna be there. you should come with, you should meet the family." they get on the aeroplane, they turn left. she says, "we go that way." he says "no, no, no." suddenly, they are in super first class and people are offering them champagne. and she goes,...
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romantic—comedy based on the novel by kevin kwan — features a mostly asian—american cast. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba asked actors henry golding and constance wu this feels more than a movie. it feels like a real moment. yes, i definitely think it is because when you look at the lack of asian american and asian—led stories and actors and cast coming out of the hollywood studios system, it has been 25 years since we've had an all asian westernised cast centred in a movie. and that's, you know, a quarter of a century. and so i think when you make a movie like this it highlights that and you realise that we do want to create a movement so that people feel represented and heard and understood and valued. people of colour have tremendous amounts of stories to tell and now is the opportunity that studios are like, hold on, this could be something that we work with. so thatjust leads to more and more. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz shaferneker with the forecast. not a lot of change for the rest of this evening and overnight for most. tomorrow a bit of rain on the way reaching north western areas of the country. but overall the weather
romantic—comedy based on the novel by kevin kwan — features a mostly asian—american cast. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba asked actors henry golding and constance wu this feels more than a movie. it feels like a real moment. yes, i definitely think it is because when you look at the lack of asian american and asian—led stories and actors and cast coming out of the hollywood studios system, it has been 25 years since we've had an all asian westernised cast centred in a movie....
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romantic—comedy based on the novel by kevin kwan — features a mostly asian—american cast. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba asked actors henry golding and constance wuy, this feels more than a movie. it feels like a real moment. yes, i definitely think it is because when you look at the lack of asian american and asian—led stories and actors and cast coming out of the hollywood studios system, it has been 25 years since we've had an all asian westernised cast centred in a movie. and that's, you know, a quarter of a century. and so i think when you make a movie like this it highlights that and you realise that we do want to create a movement so that people feel represented and heard and understood and valued. people of colour have tremendous amounts of stories to tell and now is the opportunity that studios are like, hold on, this could be something that we work with. so thatjust leads to more and more. a plastic tunnel attached to the side of a supermarket has become the highest rated tripadvisor attraction in a cornish seaside resort. the 70 metre long structure in bude, linking the sainsbury‘s supermarket to the car park, has racked up more than 1
romantic—comedy based on the novel by kevin kwan — features a mostly asian—american cast. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba asked actors henry golding and constance wuy, this feels more than a movie. it feels like a real moment. yes, i definitely think it is because when you look at the lack of asian american and asian—led stories and actors and cast coming out of the hollywood studios system, it has been 25 years since we've had an all asian westernised cast centred in a...