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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. [videorecording]

Contributor(s): Language: English Publisher: Arlington, VA : PBS, 2021Description: 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 12 cmISBN:
  • 9781531713898
Other title:
  • Unintended memoir
Uniform titles:
  • American masters (Television program)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 813/.54 B 23
LOC classification:
  • PS3570.A48 A49 2021
Production credits:
  • Music by Kathryn Bostic ; animation Xaviera Lopez ; director of photography, John Behrens ; editor, Jeff Boyette.
Participants: Amy Tan.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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
DVD DVD Hanover Public Library Shelves DVDA AMY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31906001214023

Originally broadcast as part of the PBS television series, American masters, in 2021.

Wide screen.

Music by Kathryn Bostic ; animation Xaviera Lopez ; director of photography, John Behrens ; editor, Jeff Boyette.

Participants: Amy Tan.

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.

DVD; region 1, NTSC; wide screen; stereo.

For private home use only.

Close captioned in English.

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