Directed by David Rathod • 1987 • United Kingdom
Starring Ashutosh Gowariker, Heidi Carpenter, Pearl Padamsee
Handsome and broke, Vikram (played by Ashutosh Gowariker, future director of the Oscar-nominated LAGAAN: ONCE UPON A TIME IN INDIA) arrives from Bombay to find his college plans have fallen through. Exploring exotic San Francisco, he falls for Sue (Heidi Carpenter), a feisty, bohemian artist. With his visa running out, Vikram resorts to desperate measures to stay in the country—including a hilariously bungled burglary and an impromptu curbside wedding.
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Eat a Bowl of Tea
Directed by Wayne Wang • 1989 • United States
Starring Cora Miao, Russell Wong, Victor WongAn American-born husband and his Chinese-born wife cope with cultural confusion in Wayne Wang’s charming, warmhearted adaptation of the landmark novel by Louis Chu. It’s 1949 in New York City’s Chinatown ...
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Community Plot
Directed by J. T. Takagi • 1984 • United States
Four neighbors form an uneasy alliance after a case worker from family court is accidentally killed in their building. With a gutsy sense of humor, this satiric comedy captures the chaos and cultural diversity of New York’s Lower East Side.
