EPISODE · Aug 9, 2019 · 41 MIN
The Farewell (Featuring Liz Shannon Miller)
from Piecing It Together Podcast
On the 80th episode of Piecing It Together, film-critic Liz Shannon Miller joins me to discuss Lulu Wang's The Farewell. This A24 film invites you into a beautiful Chinese family's lives when the grandmother is diagnosed with cancer, but Chinese culture dictates that no one should tell her. It's a film that reminds you just how important family is. Puzzle pieces include The Joy Luck Club, Little Miss Sunshine, Crazy Rich Asians and Catch Me If You Can.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Farewell and the movies we discuss! https://a24films.com/films/the-farewellWriter / Director - Lulu WangStarring Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Shuzhen ZhaoA24Liz Shannon Miller is a film critic whose work can be seen at IndieWire, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and The AV Club.Check out her website at https://lizshannonmiller.com Follow Liz at @lizletMy 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on iTunes and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My brand-new music video “The Void” is available now on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH-Z6BCeJLU&t=0sThe song at the end of the episode is “Home" from my free album ... Like Ashes which is available at https://davidrosen.bandcamp.comMake sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPodAnd “Follow” us on Twitter @PiecingPodAnd Join the Conversation in our Facebook Group, Piecing It Together – A Movie Discussion Group.And check out https://www.piecingpod.com for more about our show!And if you want to SUPPORT THE SHOW, you can now sign up for our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosenShare the episode, comment and give us feedback! And of course, SUBSCRIBE!Also, be sure to check out the Truth Be Told Hip-Hop Podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-truth-be-told-podcast-hip-hop-podcast-album-reviews/id1123218561And most important of all… Keep going to the theater to see new movies!Mentioned in this episode:Two Live Shows in March 2026We will be doing two live shows in March 2026! At Maya Cinemas on Thursday March 5th - The Bride! At Galaxy Theatres Boulevard Mall on Thursday March 19th - Project Hail Mary All the info at chances to win tickets at piecingpod.com
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On the 80th episode of Piecing It Together, film-critic Liz Shannon Miller joins me to discuss Lulu Wang's The Farewell. This A24 film invites you into a beautiful Chinese family's lives when the grandmother is diagnosed with cancer, but Chinese culture dictates that no one should tell her. It's a film that reminds you just how important family is. Puzzle pieces include The Joy Luck Club, Little Miss Sunshine, Crazy Rich Asians and Catch Me If You Can. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Farewell and the movies we discuss! https://a24films.com/films/the-farewell (https://a24films.com/films/the-farewell) Writer / Director - Lulu WangStarring Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Shuzhen ZhaoA24 Liz Shannon Miller is a film critic whose work can be seen at IndieWire, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and The AV Club.Check out her website at https://lizshannonmiller.com (https://lizshannonmiller.com) Follow Liz at https://twitter.com/lizlet (@lizlet) My 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-different-kind-of-dream/1378382323 (iTunes) and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My brand-new music video “The Void” is available now on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH-Z6BCeJLUandt=0s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH-Z6BCeJLUandt=0s) The song at the end of the episode is “Home" from my free album ... Like Ashes which is available at https://davidrosen.bandcamp.com (https://davidrosen.bandcamp.com) Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPod (http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPod)And “Follow” us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/piecingpod (@PiecingPod)And Join the Conversation in our Facebook Group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/191332658169943/ (Piecing It Together – A Movie Discussion Group).And check out https://www.piecingpod.com/ (https://www.piecingpod.com) for more about our show!And if you want to SUPPORT THE SHOW, you can now sign up for our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen (https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen) Share the episode, comment and give us feedback! And of course, SUBSCRIBE! Also, be sure to check out the Truth Be Told Hip-Hop Podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-truth-be-told-podcast-hip-hop-podcast-album-reviews/id1123218561 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-truth-be-told-podcast-hip-hop-podcast-album-reviews/id1123218561) And most important of all… Keep going to the theater to see new movies!
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