Celebrating Michelle Yeoh in Crazy Rich Asians
Monday, April 246:00—8:30 PMMultipurpose Room 138Tufts Library46 Broad Street, Weymouth, MA, 02188
This year Michelle Yeoh made history as the first Asian woman to win an Oscar award for the best actress for her role in Everything Everywhere All At Once. This month we celebrate her win by screening some of her films. Ms. Yeoh is a Malaysian-born global movie star, with a background as a martial artist, athlete, ballet dancer, pianist, beauty queen (Miss Malaysia 1983), and hardcore action star all rolled into one.
Description: Crazy Rich Asians is a 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jon M. Chu, from a screenplay by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim, based on the 2013 novel of the same title by Kevin Kwan. The film stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, and Michelle Yeoh. It follows a Chinese-American professor who travels to meet her boyfriend's family and is surprised to discover they are among the richest in Singapore.
Rated PG-13 | Run time 2 hours 1 minute
We'll also watch a short clip of Michelle Yeoh's in a more unusual role!
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