Two Lies

Overview

Doris Chu, a recently divorced Chinese American woman, has plastic surgery to make her eyes rounder. From her teenage daughter Mei's perspective, her mother's two eyes equal two lies. When the family journeys to a desert resort during Doris' recuperation, a series of revelations and bitter confrontations erupt. This beautiful black and white drama is a poignant study of generational conflict and the struggle for identity in a world of hybrid cultures.

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Cast

Dian Kobayashi

Doris

Sala Iwamatsu

Mei

Marie Nakano

Esther

Joe Marinelli

Nick

William Merzenich

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Bob McCarthy

Martin

Melba Yale

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Walter Loosli, Jr.

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Carolyn Stanek

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Walter Loosli, Sr.

Man With Beach Ball