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Pretty Rosebud

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A career woman stuck in an unhappy marriage struggles to find happiness while being smothered by religious traditions.
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Martin Tsai Los Angeles Times If their male counterparts could manage to break free from the shadow of Long Duk Dong, why do Asian American women continue to fall victim to patriarchy in the movies? Jan 16, 2015 Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru Compelling, honest and refreshingly un-Hollywood. It's proof that strong roles for women do indeed exist if you look beyond Hollywood. Rated: 7.9/10 Feb 9, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Infidelity at its finest! Actress Chuti Tiu blew me away from beginning to end in this gem of an indie feature. Chuti Tiu, portrays this character well and the film itself is great with an excellent editor and storyline. A great drama that takes you in deep into the life of a frustrated sexually unsatisfied career woman that is married to a man that is lazy and hasn't worked a job in 2 years. The best part is she comes from a super religious family and still does not care to do whatever she has to, to satisfy her needs. Great watch! Recommended! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Loved it. A fresh take on marriage, being unfaithful, and the resolutaion of it all Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Pretty Rosebud is a very interesting relationship drama about Cissy and Phil whose marriage is on the rocks. Phil has been unemployed for a long time and is seemingly depressed and unaffectionate with his wife Cissy, which leads her to seek that attention and affection outside their marriage. Many relationship dramas have been done before, but Pretty Rosebud has unique extra layers in the form of added pressure both culturally and religiously to remain faithful, build a family, etc. Chuti Tiu gives a great performance in the lead role as Cissy and perhaps it is no surprise that she connected so well with the material since she is also the film's screenwriter. Pretty Rosebud had me interested the whole way through and I was very eager to find out what would end up happening to Cissy. If you're looking for a high quality indie drama, I'd highly recommend Pretty Rosebud! 5 stars!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member I applaud the filmmaking team in taking a risk in making this film and... wow did it work. Great reversal from what I would term... a well worn storyline of predictability. Terrific acting by the lead actress. She was outstanding! I also enjoyed how this film was directed. It moved at a very good pace. You could really feel "Cissy's" internal conflict and what she was going through struggling with morals, cultural traditions and her wants. Certainly worth the watch. A thumbs up from me. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Had to give up on it!!! Thought for pic it was a horror but it's not just about s bored woman who gets no attention from her husband Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Powerful film with strong female lead & issues. Definitely worth watching. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A career woman stuck in an unhappy marriage struggles to find happiness while being smothered by religious traditions.
Director
Oscar Torre
Producer
Rebecca Hu, Oscar Torre
Screenwriter
Chuti Tiu
Production Co
Handle With Care Productions, Kungfu-Barbie Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 18, 2015
Runtime
1h 22m
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