and He had used it as the motif (idealization of the household's head) to resolve all the contradictions and conflict that happened within the family members. The trilogy also takes the repression of individual desire in the face of social pressure as one of its central themes. See also List of submissions to the 67th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Taiwanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Notes References Bibliography Dariotis, Wei Ming and Eileen Fung. "Breaking the Soy Sauce Jar: Diaspora and Displacement in the Films of Ang Lee." in: Lu, Sheldon Hsiao-peng (Xiaopeng) (editor). Transnational Chinese Cinemas: Identity, Nationhood, Gender. University of Hawaii Press, 1 January 1997. , 9780824818456. External links 1994 films 1994 comedy-drama films American comedy-drama films Taiwanese comedy-drama films 1990s Mandarin-language films Cooking films American interfaith romance films Films directed by Ang Lee Films with screenplays by Ang Lee Films with screenplays by James Schamus 1994 independent films Films shot in Taipei The Samuel Goldwyn Company films Central Motion Picture Corporation films 1990s American films