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| Genre/Form: | Feature films Romance films Fiction films Film adaptations Video recordings for the hearing impaired Women Drama |
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| Named Person: | Amy Tan |
| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Oliver Stone; Wayne Wang; Ronald Bass; Amy Tan; Patrick Markey; Tsai Chin; Kiè̂u Chinh; Lisa Lu; France Nuyen; Rosalind Chao; Lauren Tom; Tamlyn Tomita; Ming-Na; Michael Paul Chan; Andrew McCarthy; Christopher Rich; Russell Wong; Vivian Wu; Rachel Portman; Hollywood Pictures.; Buena Vista Home Video (Firm) |
| ISBN: | 078883603X 9780788836039 |
| OCLC Number: | 49939977 |
| Language Note: | In English and occasional Chinese with optional subtitles in English; closed captioned. |
| Notes: | Based upon the novel by Amy Tan. |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Amir Mokri ; editor, Maysie Hoy ; production designer, Donald Graham Burt ; music, Rachel Portman. |
| Cast: | Tsai Chin (Lindo), Kieu Chinh (Suyuan), Lisa Lu (An Mei), France Nuyen (Ying Ying), Rosalind Chao (Rose), Lauren Tom (Lena), Tamlyn Tomita (Waverly), Ming-Na Wen (June), Michael Paul Chan (Harold), Andrew McCarthy (Ted Jordan), Christopher Rich (Rich), Russell Wong (Lin Xiao), Vivian Wu (An Mei's Mother). |
| Production notes: | Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1993. |
| Target Audience: | MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong depiction of thematic material. |
| Description: | 1 videodisc (139 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1, enhanced for 16x9 televisions. |
| Contents: | Hopes and dreams -- Auntie Lindo's story -- Waverly's story -- Auntie Ying Ying's story -- Lena's story -- Auntie An Mei's story -- Rose's story -- Auntie An Mei continues -- June's story -- Suyuans's cherished wish. |
| Other Titles: | Joy Luck Club (Motion picture) The Joy Luck Club |
| Responsibility: | Hollywood Pictures presents ; an Oliver Stone production in association with Ronald Bass, Amy Tan, Wayne Wang ; a film by Wayne Wang ; screenplay by Amy Tan & Ronald Bass ; produced by Wayne Wang, Amy Tan, Ronald Bass, Patrick Markey ; directed by Wayne Wang. |
| Local System Bib Number: | 206157 |
Abstract:
Four mothers. Four daughters. Eight stories. The Joy Luck Club is four women in San Francisco who have played mah jong together on a weekly basis to for forty some years. One of them, Suyuan, has died, and her daughter June is preparing to go to China. Auntie Lindo with daughter Waverly, Auntie Ying Ying with daughter Lena, and Auntie An Mei with daughter Rose are at the going away party. Born in China, the Joy Luck Club members came to America as young adults; their daughters are 100% American. The old days are seldom spoken about, and some things about those times have never been said aloud, but the experiences left behind color the hopes and expectations these women have for their daughters. If daughters become their mothers--no matter how much both parties desire that it not happen--daughters also become different from their mothers--despite all attempts to perpetuate the status quo.
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