| Description |
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
| Note |
Title from web page. |
| System Details |
DVD, wide screen. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast as part of the PBS television series, American masters, in 2021. |
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Wide screen. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Tan, Amy.
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Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Chinese American novelists -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographical films.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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| Added Author |
Sacks, Julie (Julie A.), film producer.
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Pritzker, Karen, film producer.
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Jabola, Cassandra, film producer.
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Redford, James, 1962-2020, film director.
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PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Unintended memoir |
| Standard No. |
841887045643 |
| ISBN |
9781531713898 |
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1531713890 |
| Music No. |
AM62103 PBS |
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