Cinematic background from Pushing Hands 1991 - Mr. Chu is an elderly widower who teaches tai chi chuan in Beijing. He moves to America to live with his son's family, but finds the cultural adjustment difficult. Since his daughter-in-law is a white woman who does not speak Chinese, Mr. Chu's son, Alex, must mediate.

Pushing Hands

1991

Comedy, Drama

Directors:
Ang Lee
Writers:
James Schamus, Ang Lee
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Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man with grey hair and a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man sitting at a table with a bowl of noodles; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man sitting down with his head down; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A group of people in a room talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – Two asian men standing next to each other in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A group of men standing next to each other in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A man and a woman making dumplings at a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A man in a white shirt is putting something on another man's face; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man wearing a pair of headphones; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A man is sitting in bed with a laptop computer; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A group of people in a room doing various activities; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man and a young boy working on a project; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A man's face with a serious look on his face; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – Two men cooking food in a kitchen; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man with grey hair and a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man with gray hair looking down at his face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man eating a bowl of food with chopsticks; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older woman wearing glasses looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man with his hands raised in the air; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A man in a suit standing next to another man in an apron in a kitchen; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man is looking at a young man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man with grey hair and a mustache; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man is holding a photo of himself in the dark; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man wearing an apron looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man with his eyes closed and his head down; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man with a mustache and a mustache comb; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man holding up his hand in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man in a business suit eats a bowl of rice with chopsticks; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man wearing a plaid shirt in a kitchen; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man in a blue shirt with a flag in the background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man in a blue shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man is sleeping in a bed; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A group of people standing around a man in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A person wearing a blue shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man with grey hair is smiling; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – Two men sitting in front of a wooden board game; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A group of people in a room playing a game; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man standing next to an older woman; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A man and a woman in a restaurant kitchen; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A man in a suit and tie standing in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man smoking a cigarette while sitting in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A group of people sitting around a table eating pizza; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man and a young boy sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man holding chopsticks over a bowl of food; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older asian woman wearing a red jacket; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man sitting in front of a table; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A man in a kitchen with an apron on; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man eating a bowl of food with chopsticks in front of him; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A group of people sitting at a table eating food; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A group of people are doing different kinds of martial arts; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man smoking a cigarette in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A newspaper sitting on top of a wooden table; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man and a younger woman smiling at each other in front of a fan; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A man looking at a piece of paper with chinese writing on it in front of him; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man holding a chopstick in his mouth; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A man and a woman sitting next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – Two women sitting next to each other at a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A man and a boy sitting next to each other on the grass; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – Three people sitting at a table looking at books; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A group of people sitting at a table with food; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A man sitting on the floor in a dark room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man wearing headphones while sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older woman wearing glasses and a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – Three people sitting at a dinner table eating food; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A group of people standing around a room with chairs; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A man and a woman standing at a table in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A man in a white shirt holding out his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man sitting in front of a counter; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A man in a suit standing in front of a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older asian man with a beard and mustache; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older woman and a younger man in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – Two people sitting at a dinner table with plates of food on the table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – A man and a woman sitting on some steps; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man is talking to an older woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Pushing Hands” (1991), directed by Ang Lee – An older man sitting in the back seat of a car; Close Up shot, Low angle