Elaine Jin Yan-Ling’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

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Elaine Jin Yan-Ling has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2010s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by A Brighter Summer Day.
Recurring themes

The Myth of the American Sleepover
2011
Romance · Comedy

Happythankyoumoreplease
2011
Comedy · Drama

Italian for Beginners
2000
Comedy · Drama

Paterson
2016
Drama · Comedy

Taxi
2015
Comedy · Drama

The Namesake
2006
Drama

Call Me by Your Name
2017
Romance · Drama

Smoke
1995
Comedy · Drama

A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.
Dir. Edward Yang · With Chang Chen, Lisa Yang, Chang Kuo-Chu
A Taipei family faces personal and moral uncertainty as everyday events test their relationships and sense of purpose.
Dir. Edward Yang · With Wu Nien-jen, Issey Ogata, Elaine Jin Yan-Ling

Young monster kids try to make peace between the world of humans and the world of the monsters.
Dir. Raman Hui Shing-Ngai · With Bai Baihe, Jing Boran, Jiang Wu

When Jiajia, a young woman in Beijing who lives a luxurious life provided by her wealthy boyfriend, gets pregnant, she goes to the United States, hoping that the baby will be born an American citizen. There she meets Frank who offers help and makes her think twice about who her Mr. Right really is.
Dir. Xue Xiaolu · With Tang Wei, Wu Xiubo, Hai Qing
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