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Release Date
18 Mar, 2007
Runtime
01:30: (HH:MM)
Synopsis
Hollywood Chinese is a captivating look at cinema history through the lens of the Chinese American experience. Directed by triple Sundance award-winning filmmaker, Arthur Dong, this documentary is a voyage through a century of cinematic delights, intrigues, and treasures. It weaves together a wondrous portrait of actors, directors, writers, and movie icons who have defined American feature films, from the silent era to the current new wave of Asian American cinema. At once entertaining and enlightening, Hollywood Chinese reveals long-untold stories behind the Asian faces that have graced the silver screen, and weaves a rich and complicated tapestry, one marked by unforgettable performances and groundbreaking films, but also by a tangled history of race and representation.
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Turhan Bey
Joan Chen
Tsai Chin
James Hong
David Henry Hwang
Nancy Kwan
Christopher Lee
李安
Justin Lin
Lisa Lu
Luise Rainer
James Shigeta
Amy Tan
Wayne Wang
BD Wong
Arthur Dong
Mark Adler