LIFE TASTES GOOD - DVD on Myspace Films - New Films & Documentaries

General Info

Website
lifetastesgoodmovie.com
Directors
Philip Kan Gotanda
Festivals
Sundance Film Festival

San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival

Seattle International Film Festival

Blurbs

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Asian-American playwright Philip Kan Gotanda made his directorial debut with this unusual crime drama. When two San Francisco police detectives find a very dead body in an abandoned car, a bit of digging reveals the man was minor-league criminal Harry Sado (Sab Shimono), who left behind his story in his own words -- on tape.

Harry's troubles began when he discovered his partner, Mr. Jones (Philip Kan Gotanda), was ripping him off. Harry's logical response was to start ripping off his partner, which led him to hide out in San Francisco. There Harry tied to reunite with his children, which proved to be more trouble than it was worth, and met a mysterious woman who once lived in the apartment Harry had rented.

Once Mr. Jones tracked Harry down, though, a confrontation between these two bad men was inevitable.

Also starring Julia Nickson, Tamlyn Tomita, Greg Watanabe, Kelvin Han Yee and Tim Lounibos.

LIFE TASTES GOOD was shown as part of the American Spectrum series at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival...

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"Thoroughly engaging and rich in humor . . . "a cross between 'Blue Velvet' and 'Tampopo.'
17th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival

"A crafty narrative, told with a high level of dignity, and some nice performances (Sab Shimono, Tamlyn Tomita)."
The Marin Independent Journal

"With a nostalgic air, 'Life Tastes Good' expands convention to create a fresh portrait of a man's attempt at reconciliation and love within a world both familiar and bizarre. Haunting images,moving relations and wildly funny situations are expertly blended into adelectable cinematic experience"
Trevor Groth, Sundance Film Festival

"In a word, the movie is original. In another word,it's entertaining."
In Theatre Magazine

.."Sexy, smart and bound to give you an appetite for exotic things"... ..."this is one Delicious feast of a film."
Seattle Gay News

..." 'LIFE TASTES GOOD' transcends the bounds of its noirish leanings by effortlessly blending in deadpan comedy and familial pathos, resulting in a richly textured cinematic souffle. As a model for asserting the "all Americanness" of US-born Asians, it rightfully smashes the limiting conventions promoted by Hollywood stereotypes."
Seattle International Film Festival

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