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Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, China;
Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China
Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, China

ABSTRACT

The film Saving Face is about a Chinese family living in the United States, reflecting the difference of cultural values between China and the United States through the clash of dialogue and behavior and ideology between three generations. Studies on the film Saving Face mainly focus on the comparative analysis of Chinese and American cultures, and lack systematic analysis from the dimension of cultural values. This study takes Hofstede’s cultural values dimension theory as a perspective to analyze the cultural differences between China and the United States and explore the underlying causes of the intense cultural differences in terms of cultural dimensions, providing useful insights for resolving cultural differences in intercultural communication and moving toward cultural integration.

KEYWORDS

Saving face, Hofstede's cultural value dimension, cultural differences

Cite this paper

US-China Foreign Language, October 2023, Vol. 21, No. 10, 389-393 doi:10.17265/1539-8080/2023.10.001

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