
A homage to Bruce Weber's Favourite things, these being mixing film, photography and classic movies. With portraits of a lesbian jazz singer and a 16 year old wrestler.... (Full plot summary below)
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A homage to Bruce Weber's Favourite things, these being mixing film, photography and classic movies. With portraits of a lesbian jazz singer and a 16 year old wrestler.
Leave your thoughts about Chop Suey.
| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonaldSometimes maddeningly meandering, often intriguing. |
| Film ExperienceNathaniel Rogers...an alternately beautiful and annoying scrapbook of a film. And just as its title suggests, it's a mixed bag. |
| Houston ChronicleBruce WestbrookFor a film by a photographer, it's awfully unfocused. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonSpending time with Weber and hearing his stories makes you realize you might be listening to the secret of a happy life. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasOf the many remarks Weber makes in the course of his beautifully fashioned film, none may be more significant than his observation, "We photograph things we can never be." |
| San Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamFaye's presence provides an unexpected context for the photographer's circle, where the gay and straight worlds overlap, and adds a delightful dimension to Chop Suey. |
| The New York TimesDave KehrThough undoubtedly a vanity project -- the music clearances alone must have cost much more than the film could ever hope to gross -- it functions pleasantly enough as an exercise in free association. |
| IFilmDave WhiteIt's hard to resist, no matter how much you may hate fashion photography, and this documentary is less a love letter to Weber than to the people who've inspired him. |
| New Times (L.A.)David EhrensteinWeber uses Faye as base from which to branch out in bizarre directions. |
| L.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmChop Suey really captivates with surfaces; look away for an instant, and the spell is broken. |