Search results
Aug 28, 2008 · In A THOUSAND YEARS OF GOOD PRAYERS, elderly Mr. Shi (Henry O) arrives from China to spend time with his divorced daughter, Yilan (Faye Yu), hoping to help h...
- 2 min
- 24.3K
- Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing
Wayne Wang's intimate drama A Thousand Years of Good Prayers stars Henry O as Mr. Shi, a Chinese man who, after the death of his wife, decides to travel to t...
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers is the debut short story collection by Yiyun Li. It is the author's first book of fiction. Two of the stories were adapted into films: the title story and The Princess of Nebraska, both directed by Wayne Wang.
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers is a 2007 American drama film directed by Wayne Wang and starring Faye Yu, Henry O, Vida Ghahremani and Pasha D. Lychnikoff. It is adapted from the short story by Yiyun Li and shot on a high-end high-definition video camera.
Oct 8, 2008 · Mr. Shi (Henry O) gets off his flight in San Francisco and looks around for a daughter who should be waiting for him. Yilan ( Faye Yu) is a little tardy. She has not seen her father in years, yet does not kiss him. She takes him home to her antiseptic condo. As they have dinner, silences threaten to overwhelm them. He is reluctant to pry too much.
Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat. When Yilan (Faye Yu) greets her father, Mr. Shi (Henry O), at the Spokane airport, they do not hug. They have not seen each other for 12 years: he lives in China, and she is now an American working as a librarian.
People also ask
Who wrote a thousand years of Good Prayers?
Is a thousand years of Good Prayers based on a true story?
What is the theme of a thousand years of Good Prayers?
Who is Yilan in a hundred years of Good Prayers?
Feb 4, 2024 · A Thousand Years of Good Prayers by Yiyun Li is a short story written in third-person narrative, focusing on the main character, Mr. Shi. The main themes of A Thousand Years of Good Prayers are friendship, love, loyalty, connection, culture, language, freedom and conflict.
