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    Hollywood Chinese

    90'

    2007-03-18

    N/A

    Documentary,History

    Overview:

    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.

    DirectingArthur DongWritingArthur Dong

    Watch Providers (US)

    - Amazon Video

    Cast

    3

    Self

    James Hong

    3

    Self

    Ang Lee

    1

    Self

    Luise Rainer

    3

    Self

    Joan Chen

    2

    Self

    Lisa Lu

    1

    Self

    James Shigeta

    1

    Self

    Tsai Chin

    2

    Self

    Nancy Kwan

    4

    Self

    Christopher Lee

    2

    Self

    Justin Lin

    1

    Self

    David Henry Hwang

    1

    Self

    Stephen Gong

    1

    Self

    James Leong Jr.

    1

    Self

    Wayne Wang

    1

    Self

    Amy Tan

    3

    Self

    BD Wong

    1

    Self

    Turhan Bey

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. Swedish
      2. English
    • List of companies:
      1. DeepFocus Productions Inc.
      2. Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)
    • Vote Count: 0
    • Popularity: 1.3243
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Hollywood Chinese

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