Amy Tan, unintended memoir, director, James Redford ; producer, Julie Sacks, Karen Pritzker, Cassandra Jabola
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Amy Tan, unintended memoir, director, James Redford ; producer, Julie Sacks, Karen Pritzker, Cassandra Jabola
Language
eng
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videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
Amy Tan
Medium
videorecording
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director, James Redford ; producer, Julie Sacks, Karen Pritzker, Cassandra Jabola
Runtime
100
Series statement
American masters
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
general
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
American masters, unintended memoir, Amy TanUnintended memoir
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