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A thousand years of good prayers / Magnolia Pictures and Entertainment Farm present ; a Good Prayers production ; a Wayne Wang film ; produced by Yukie Kito, Rich Cowan, Wayne Wang ; written by Yiyun Li ; directed by Wayne Wang.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Kito, Yukie, film producer.
Cowan, Richard M., film producer.
Li, Yiyun, 1972-
Wang, Wayne, 1949- film director, film producer.
Yu, Faye, 1971- actor.
O, Henry, actor.
Ghahremani, Vida, 1937- actor.
Lychnikoff, Pasha D., 1967- actor.
Barber, Lesley, composer (expression).
Magnolia Pictures (Firm), film production company.
Entertainment Farm (Firm), film production company.
Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm), film production company.
Language:
Chinese
English
Spanish
Subjects (All):
Li, Yiyun, 1972---Film adaptations.
Li, Yiyun.
Li, Yiyun, 1972-.
Fathers and daughters--Drama.
Fathers and daughters.
Culture conflict.
Divorced women.
Generations.
History.
China.
China--History--Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976--Drama.
Generations--Drama.
Divorced women--Drama.
Culture conflict--Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (83 minute) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
4 3/4 in.
Other Title:
1000 years of good prayers
One thousand years of good prayers
Place of Publication:
Los Angeles, CA : Magnolia Home Entertainment, [2009]
Language Note:
In English and Mandarin with subtitles in English; optional subtitles in Spanish.
Closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
System Details:
DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1; Dolby Digital 2.0.
digital optical surround Dolby Digital
digital optical stereo Dolby Digital
widescreen (1.85:1)
NTSC
video file DVD video region 1
Summary:
A Chinese man who travels to America to see his divorced daughter remarry cannot complete his journey when he realizes a generational and geographical divide has developed between them.
Participant:
Faye Yu, Henry O, Vida Ghahremani, Pasha Lychnikoff.
Credits:
Director of photography, Patrick Lindenmaier; editor, Deirdre Slevin; music, Lesley Barber.
Notes:
Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 2007.
Based on the short story A thousand years of good prayer / by Yiyun Li.
Special features: interviews with Yiyun Li and Henry O; stills gallery.
Winner of the Golden Shell for Best Picture and Best Actor: Henry O, 2008, San Sebastian Film Festival.
OCLC:
317987435
Publisher Number:
876964001878
10187 Magnolia Home Entertainment

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