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Amy Tan : unintended memoir / KPJR Films, American Masters Pictures, PBS ; producer, Cassandra Jabola ; produced by Karen Pritzker ; director, James Redford.
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- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tan, Amy.
- Tan, Amy--Family relationships.
- Novelists, American--20th century--Biography.
- Novelists, American.
- Chinese American novelists--20th century--Biography.
- Chinese American novelists.
- Authors, American--20th century--Biography.
- Authors, American.
- Genre:
- Biographical films.
- Biographies.
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Biographical television programs.
- Documentary television programs.
- Nonfiction television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- color
- Other Title:
- Unintended memoir
- Place of Publication:
- [Arlington, Va.] : PBS Distribution, [2021]
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 [incorrectly listed as stereo on container].
- digital
- optical
- surround
- Dolby digital 5.1
- sound
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- Born to Chinese immigrant parents into 1950's America, it would be decades before Amy 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.
- Participant:
- Participants: Amy Tan, Sandra Dijkstra, Daisy Tan, Kevin Kwan, John Tan, Sr., Daniel Halpern, John Tan Jr., Isabel Allende, Peter Tan, Lisa Lu, Sandy Bremner, Rosalind Chao, Lou DeMattei, Tamlyn Tomita, Lijun Wang, Ronald Bass, Jindo Eng, Kieu Chinh, Molly Giles, Dave Barry.
- Credits:
- Music by Kathryn Bostic ; animation Xaviera López ; director of photography, John Behrens ; editor, Jeff Boyette ; series producer, Julie Sacks.
- Notes:
- Title from disc label.
- Originally broadcast as part of the PBS television series, American masters, in 2021.
- Wide screen.
- For private home use only.
- ISBN:
- 9781531713898
- 1531713890
- OCLC:
- 1280352466
- Publisher Number:
- 841887045643
- 00841887045643 gtin-14
- AM62103 PBS
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