Bibliograph

Amy Tan, unintended memoir, a production of KPJR Films and American Masters Pictures ; director, James Redford ; series producer, Julie Sacks ; produces by Karen Pritzker ; producer, Cassandra Jabola

Type

Label

Amy Tan, unintended memoir, a production of KPJR Films and American Masters Pictures ; director, James Redford ; series producer, Julie Sacks ; produces by Karen Pritzker ; producer, Cassandra Jabola

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Amy Tan

Oclc number

11280352466

Responsibility statement

a production of KPJR Films and American Masters Pictures ; director, James Redford ; series producer, Julie Sacks ; produces by Karen Pritzker ; producer, Cassandra Jabola

Runtime

100

Sub title

unintended memoir

Summary

Born to Chinese immigrant parents into 1950's America, it would be decades before Ms. Tan would come to fully understand how her mother's self-destructive tendencies were rooted in watching her own mother kill herself after being forced into the former marital system of concubinage. This painful family legacy inspired her stories of women without the power to choose their lives. An interweaving of archival imagery, artful animation and live performance from Ms. Tan form the basis for this documentary that allows the audience to journey through Ms. Tan's life and career in vivid, living colors

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Unintended memoir

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