Lucy Liu is not in Los Angeles much these days, but she’s trying to take advantage of a small window to promote Rosemead , her long-gestating passion project which hits a few theaters here on Dec. 5. The movie, which premiered in Tribeca before receiving honors at festivals in the likes of Locarno, Belfast, and Miami, has resulted in some of the best reviews in Liu’s career, backed by descriptors like “career-redefining” and “towering.” ( THR ’s review says she “transformed,” while praising the film around her as “intimate and forceful.”) But it has not been smooth sailing: The movie took years to make, due to difficulties in financing, and it struggled to find a distributor despite the strong reviews (Vertical Entertainment ultimately acquired domestic rights).

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