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Eat.Drink.Man.Woman.

The movie, Eat, Drink, Man, Woman, tells the story about a widowed father and Chinese master chef Chu and his three daughters. It explores the themes of family, tradition, and relationships.
The themes of family and tradition are highlighted throughout the movie by the reoccurrence of Sunday dinner. Mr. Chu prepares these elaborate dinners every Sunday for his three daughters. He puts these Sunday dinners together as an expression of his love for them because he has trouble communicating his feelings. The daughters seem to go to the dinners out of tradition, obligation and respect for their father. Throughout the movie all of the characters lead separate lives, but every Sunday they come together as one. Every dinner, a member of the family would have a life-altering announcement to make.
The family does not follow many traditions that go along with Chinese culture, such as the order in which the siblings should be married. The youngest......

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