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	Saving Face - Rotten Tomatoes
		Saving Face is the charming story of a young woman's complicated life and her pursuit of love amid the chaos.
		Saving face is the means by which everyone gets through the days, performing in order to please others, to get ahead, to avoid trouble, to survive.
		Saving Face's saving graces are its sense of humor and its strong cast.
	www.rottentomatoes.com /m/saving_face (867 words)

	Movie Review: SAVING FACE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In SAVING FACE, Wu is not telling the epic story of the downfall of China's last emperor or the story of a climactic battle between the Jedi and the Sith; rather, she is telling the tale of a mother and a daughter who have to come to terms with themselves and each other.
		SAVING FACE is Wu's CLERKS but it has the polish and production values of CHASING AMY.
		SAVING FACE is a thoroughly enjoyable slice-of-life representation of relationships between both a mother and a daughter, and two lovers as well as the joys and burdens of being part of immigrant Chinese society.
	www.hkentreview.com /2005/features/saving_face/face_review.html (1205 words)

	Saving Face (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Saving Face deals with familiar subject matter that has been pretty well and tritely trammeled already.
		Wu has said in interviews that the film was intended as a love letter to her mother, and it shows.
		In Saving Face, Joan Chen plays a world-weary single mother whose daughter is a lesbian.
	www.azcentral.com /ent/movies/articles/0701savingface0701.html (429 words)

	Saving Face
		“Saving Face” is one of the most important street commandments that most street predators and thugs consider sacrosanct.
		If at anytime you challenge a person’s “face” either verbally and or physically, you are likely going to be in for a fight.
		Why did he say this?, because I allowed him to save face in a difficult situation in front of his crew, which allowed for a win/win situation.
	members.shaw.ca /tmanifold/saving_face.htm (665 words)

	Face Saving
		Face saving (or saving face) refers to maintaining a good self image.
		One aspect of this approach is to deal effectively with people problems and one way to do that, they say, is to allow one's opponent to save face.
		One way to control crisis situations, Ury says, is to give the opponent a face saving way out of the crisis.
	www.colorado.edu /conflict/peace/treatment/facesavr.htm (403 words)

	Philosophical Fragments 2
		This is why it is reasonable to expect that immobile organisms will resort to changing the values of their intrinsic parameters when faced with danger.
		It is a face saving lie – but someone else's face.
		The Face Saving type is instrumental only in social situations.
	samvak.tripod.com /fragments2.html (3688 words)

	'Face' Facts: The Leading Ladies of SAVING FACE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The attractive and elegant Krusiec (she made sure to powder her face before our interview) had to play against type in SAVING FACE and is seen throughout the movie dressed down in casual athletic wear with her hair tied back in a ponytail.
		While she thoroughly enjoyed her starring role in SAVING FACE, Chen admitted that she was apprehensive about the frontal nudity required for the film’s central love scene.
		SAVING FACE is Alice Wu's directorial debut, Michelle Krusiec's first leading role and is effectively Lynn Chen's movie debut.
	www.hkentreview.com /2005/features/saving_face/face_facts.html (799 words)

	Saving Face (washingtonpost.com) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It was essentially an opening through the skin and bone of Daniel's face, three-quarters of an inch at its widest, running from his upper front teeth through the orbit of his eye.
		The face is the center of the self, and the center of primal human communication, the famous anthropologist and student of facial anomaly Frances Cooke Macgregor argued: "a personal symbol by which one is able to bridge the gap between one mind and another."
		In ancient Western culture, children with clefts of the face, lip and palate were held to be the issue of the Devil.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A47194-2001Mar9 (3534 words)

	SAVING FACE
		At the Dallas meeting, she sat perched on a chair as visitors inspected the half of her face that was treated with fractional resurfacing.
		About 20 percent of the face is done at a time.
		The grid of dots make the patient's face appear bronzed or slightly dirty, but makeup easily covers that, Burns said.
	surgerynews.net /news/0404/face040401.htm (610 words)

	Small Change: Alice Wu's "Saving Face"
		With a name like "Saving Face" and an opening shot that captures the protagonist in a mask (okay, a mud facial), it's not difficult to glean where this is going.
		"Saving Face" is set in the Chinese-American community of New York City, the epicenter of which is Flushing.
		Those who laugh with 'Saving Face' may eagerly anticipate the next immigrant or lezzie movie; those who groan at the film's shallowness may complain and eaglerly anticipate the deeper immigrant or lezzie movie.
	www.indiewire.com /movies/movies_050524saving.html (1489 words)

	Curve: Alice Wu on Saving Face
		Since the theatrical debut of Saving Face at the Toronto Film Festival last year, however, director Alice Wu has discovered that love knows no boundaries, and she believes there’s a little something for everyone in her Asian-American lesbian love story.
		Saving Face will be released on DVD on October 18 and, luckily for those of us who couldn’t get enough of Wu’s apple-cheeked Asian heroines, the DVD is packed with extra features, including a Sundance Film Festival diary.
		The release of Wu’s first feature film on DVD is sure to woo those who missed Saving Face in the theaters, and it will also give those of us who were smitten with it the first time around a chance to fall in love all over again.
	www.curvemag.com /Detailed/686.html (3737 words)

	Saving Face - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		At the beginning of "Saving Face," a character called only Ma (Joan Chen) assesses marital prospects for her disinterested 28-year-old daughter Wilhelmina ("Wil") Pang (Michelle Krusiec).
		But however heartfelt "Saving Face" might be, it is too elementary and predictable a coming-out story, especially as it appears to be set in the present when lesbianism is incomparably less stigmatic than it once was.
		"Saving Face" plods through the most obvious depiction of triumphant self-realization and judgment-free approval, simplifying and generalizing the friction and harsh feelings that were being defined more articulately 30-some years ago in dramas such as "That Certain Summer" (TV), "Find Your Way Home" (Broadway) and "Rachel, Rachel" (movies).
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/entertainment/movies/reviews/s_353513.html (452 words)

	saving face \| health \| Breaking News 24/7 - NEWS.com.au (05-03-2006) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Let's face it, a wrinkle or two might add "character" to a man's face, but most women regard them as the beginning of the slippery slope to old age.
		The cream is a treatment, not a moisturiser, and should be used sparingly on the area you wish to treat; twice a day on the face, and three times if used on stretch marks.
		This kit consists of a 125ml tube of cream and three sponge applicators for the face, body, and rougher areas such as elbows and the soles of the feet.
	entertainment.news.com.au /story/0,10221,18325262-22809,00.html (1407 words)

	Saving Face Cartoons
		Saving Face cartoon 1 - catalog reference ndi0562
		Saving Face cartoon 2 - catalog reference ndi0532
		Related topics: achievements, achievement, saving face, pride, proud, race, races, cell phones, cell phone, mobiles, mobile,
	www.cartoonstock.com /directory/s/saving_face.asp (210 words)

	Saving Face (2004)
		Buoyed by strong performances from stars Joan Chen and Michelle Krusiec, Wu's film may not break any new ground cinematically, but Saving Face is nonetheless a heartfelt and witty film that favorably compares to Ang Lee's The Wedding Banquet, even if Wu lacks Lee's subtlety and wraps everything up a little too neatly.
		Her stern grandfather (Jin Wang) would especially object, since it would reflect poorly on him in the community, where "saving face" is of paramount concern.
		But Saving Face is quietly stolen by the luminously beautiful actor/director Joan Chen (The Last Emperor) as Ma.
	www.reel.com /movie.asp?MID=140717&Tab=reviews&buy=open&CID=13 (521 words)

	Face-Saving Surrender (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In the United States we call this "face saving." The idea is to allow leaders of the losing parties to present the outcome to their constituents in ways which demonstrate that they are still good leaders.
		By helping the convince losers the defeat is not as bad as they initially that it would be, face saving efforts can also reduce pressures to pursue the dispute to the bitter end or re-open the conflict at the next available opportunity.
		There is, however, also a danger that face saving efforts will be carried to the point where both sides think that they have won.
	www.colorado.edu /conflict/peace/treatment/facsavsr.htm (365 words)

	Saving Face (2005): Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Despite the mysteries of the plot, a sitcom-style sense of expectation creeps into Saving Face, which sometimes feels comfortable but mostly serves to spotlight the shortcomings in a script that invents compelling characters but doesn't give them much out of the ordinary to do.
		Actually the problem with Saving Face as a romantic comedy is that its central romance is a drag.
		Saving Face was just the Asian soap opera drama put into a movie format.
	www.metacritic.com /film/titles/savingface (1199 words)

	From Two Sides Into One - a puzzle for the mathematically inclined
		The paper entitled About Face Again: Why The Butt-head Is So Prominent In 'Modern' Art should begin to make it clear to the reader why we believe the puzzle to have relevance in a discussion of personality theory.
		We decided to present the puzzle here, in a separate piece, in order to give the reader who would like to have a crack at trying to solve it an opportunity to do so before he or she inadvertently bumps into the solution while reading the other essay.
		If you are the type of individual who does not want to be told the answer, but might relent - when the going gets rough - to accepting a hint or two, check out the 'This Issue' section of the Journal - where a few have been artfully embedded.
	tap3x.net /EMBTI/j7puzzle.html (1089 words)

	calendarlive.com: MOVIE REVIEW - 'Saving Face'
		There's a scene in "Saving Face" in which Joan Chen, playing a pregnant character known only as "Ma," wanders into a video store on the Lower East Side and haltingly asks for the Chinese section.
		She comes from Flushing in Queens, an insular immigrant community her daughter Wilhelmina (Michelle Krusiec) and coevals refer to as "Planet China." She's 48, long widowed and recently banished from her home by her traditional father (Jin Wang) for being pregnant and refusing to name the father of the child.
		A former computer programmer, Wu writes like she's been doing it for years, and "Saving Face" avoids the pitfalls of many of the coming-out, coming-of-age and coming-to-terms-with-your-family movies popular with first-timers.
	www.calendarlive.com /movies/chocano/cl-et-savingface27may27,0,6006539.story (578 words)

	AfterEllen.com - Review of Saving Face (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This week at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, audiences were witness to a small but critical step forward in American cinema: the U.S. premiere of Saving Face, the first American theatrical release featuring an Asian American lesbian couple.
		Openly lesbian director Alice Wu's first feature film, Saving Face is about the relationship between 28-year-old closeted lesbian surgeon Wilhelmina “Wil” Pang (Michelle Krusiec) and her mother Ma (Joan Chen), a 48-year-old widow who only speaks Mandarin and socializes solely with other members of the Chinese American community in Flushing, New York.
		Saving Face has its flaws, most notably a slightly over-the-top, unrealistically happy ending that I won't spoil by elaborating on.
	www.afterellen.com /Movies/2005/1/savingface.html (407 words)

	Saving face - The Washington Times: Metropolitan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Shelton washed her face and decided to bypass the makeup after realizing the foundation was 2 years old.
		For instance, if a makeup user who has bacteria or an infection on her face first touches her skin and then the makeup, bacteria could be introduced into the product, she says.
		She recommends that makeup users wash their hands and face before applying makeup, change their application sponges daily, wash applicators three to four times a week and keep the product in a cool place, especially in the summer.
	www.washingtontimes.com /metro/20040223-094021-9892r.htm (1038 words)

	Saving Face - Romance Movies
		Ignoring who they really love, each woman focuses on "Saving Face" - trying to live a life that will be acceptable to their Chinese community, their family, and each other.
		Written and directed by Alice Wu, "Saving Face" was well recieved at the Sundance film festival and was Wu's first major feature.
		I liked "Saving Face" and I think it would've been interesting to be in the audience at Sundance to catch everyone's reaction.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art18157.asp (530 words)

	New York Daily News - Movie Reviews - Jami Bernard: 'Saving Face' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		She is a member and former chair of the New York Film Critics Circle, and a member of the National Society of Film Critics.
		But "Saving Face" takes a fresh and funny approach, with Joan Chen as a Chinese mother who, in a narrative twist, winds up being sent out on dates by her marriageable (but secretly lesbian) daughter.
		Otherwise, "Saving Face" is a worthy addition to what must take up a whole section of the video store - the heartwarming comedy that reaffirms the power of personal choice, while also promising to love and to cherish even the most hidebound cultures.
	www.nydailynews.com /entertainment/movies/moviereviews/story/313507p-268027c.html (466 words)

	Technorati Tag: Saving Face (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		If you are in NYC or LA tomorrow, go see Saving Face.
		Okay, so after a nice run on the indie festival circuit, Alice's Saving Face finally has its public release tomorrow.
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	Movie Review - Saving Face - Hollywood Bitchslap
		But the biggest problem Wil and Vivian's relationship faces, from a narrative standpoint, is that it just isn't developed strongly enough to be that interesting.
		Sure, they're both very attractive and likable, and watching their moments of intimacy is not at all unpleasant, but too little time is spent on getting to know either of their characters well enough to really identify with them.
		SAVING FACE isn't a bad film, but unfortunately, it's a formulaic and familiar one that seems to trivialize the pressures of being gay in a traditional Chinese family with cute but lightweight humor and broad characterizations.
	www.hollywoodbitchslap.com /review.php?movie=10441 (865 words)

	Add ‘Saving Face’ to growing ethnic wedding genre By CATHERINE GRAHAM SENTINEL CORRESPONDENT “Saving Face” is a ...
		"Saving Face" is a multigenerational family comedy in the vein of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and "Monsoon Wedding." This time around, Chinese-Americans have center stage.
		In film vocabulary, train rides often symbolize an inner journey, and in "Saving Face," Wil rides the train to and fro between the ghetto of her past and the promise of a bright future.
		"Saving Face" is the kind of film that brings to mind the old story of the Little Engine That Could.
	www.santacruzsentinel.com /archive/2005/June/24/style/stories/06style.htm (692 words)

	Saving Grace, Chapter Six (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A smile broke on the pudgy girl’s face as she rediscovered her happiness.
		I did not have to look at her gloating face as Devin lugged my crap back into the house.
		The skin on my face tingled and I whispered to Devin that I felt sick and needed air.
	www.skatejournal.com /chapters/ch6.html (2871 words)

	Asian American Film: News
		Following the premiere of her feature film debut "Saving Face" on September 12 at the Toronto International Film Festival, writer/director Alice Wu announced that Sony Pictures Classics had come on board the night before to distribute the film.
		"Saving Face" is an Asian American lesbian romantic comedy, and one of only two American films in the festival's Discovery section, which features new directors.
		I saw Saving Face with my lesbian friend on the 28th, it started playing in on the 27th in 2 theaters in NYC, still playing~~~.
	www.asianamericanfilm.com /archives/000848.html (665 words)

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