| Edition |
DVD edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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mono rdacpc |
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PCM |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 1188 |
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Criterion collection ; 1188.
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| System Details |
DVD, wide screen; PCM mono. |
| Language |
English and Cantonese dialogue; optional English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Cast |
Laureen Chew, Kim Chew, Victor Wong, Ida F.O. Chung, Cora Miao, John Nishio, Joan Chen. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Michael Chin ; editor, Ralph Wikke ; music, Todd Boekelheide. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1985. |
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Wide screen. |
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Essay by Brian Hu on folded inserted in container. |
| Summary |
Wayne Wang's follow-up to his watershed indie Chan Is Missing is a family portrait that gracefully combines the director's signature gentle humanism and eye for poignant detail. Offering another fresh perspective on San Francisco's Chinese American community, Wang takes a bittersweet look at the generational pas de deux between an aging immigrant widow and her devoted daughter, torn between filial duty and her desires. |
| Note |
Special features: 2022 conversation between Wang and filmmaker and film scholar Arthur Dong; 2004 interview with Laureen Chew, discussing her family, the genesis of the film, and her role as Geraldine. |
| Subject |
Chinese American women -- Drama.
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Chinese Americans -- California -- San Francisco -- Social conditions -- Drama.
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Asian American women -- Ethnic identity -- Drama.
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Prophecies -- Drama.
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Chinese American women. (OCoLC)fst00857242
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Chinese Americans -- Social conditions.
(OCoLC)fst00857281
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Prophecies. (OCoLC)fst01079193
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California -- San Francisco.
(OCoLC)fst01204481
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| Genre/Form |
Comedy films. (OCoLC)fst01710291
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Comedy films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Wang, Wayne, 1949- film director.
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Seltzer, Terrel, screenwriter.
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Chew, Laureen, actor.
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Chew, Kim, actor.
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Wong, Victor, actor.
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Miao, Cora, actor.
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Chung, Ida F.O., actor.
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Nishio, John, actor.
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Chen, Joan, 1961- actor.
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Strand Releasing (Firm)
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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Project A Partnership, production company.
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| ISBN |
9798886070521 |
| Standard No. |
715515286114 |
| Music No. |
CC3477DDVD The Criterion Collection |
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