| Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Feature Films | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Arthur Dong |
| Written by | Arthur Dong |
| Produced by | Arthur Dong |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Mark Adler |
| Distributed by | Deep Focus Productions |
| Release dates |
|
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Feature Films is a 2007 American documentary film directed by Academy Award-nominated director Arthur Dong.
From early films like the 1900s Beheading the Chinese Prisoner to Ang Lee's triumphant Brokeback Mountain in 2005, Dong uses clips of more than 100 films and interviews of prominent Chinese Americans to create a thorough overview on the depiction of Chinese in mainstream Hollywood films. He hits many major points such as white performers who portray Asians in both The Good Earth and Fu Manchu series, Nancy Kwan's roles in The World of Suzie Wong and Flower Drum Song, Bruce Lee and the emergence of martial arts films and Justin Lin's take on his film Better Luck Tomorrow. People interviewed include Christopher Lee, Wayne Wang, James Hong, Nancy Kwan, Luise Rainer, Amy Tan and B. D. Wong. Dong also spends time talking about his discovery of two reels of the 1916-17 silent film The Curse of Quon Gwon, which is considered to be the first feature film made by an Asian American.
The documentary was also broadcast on PBS on May 27, 2009.
Reviews
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a score of 100% based on reviews from 10 critics, with an average rating of 7.8/10.
Awards and honors
- 2007 Golden Horse Film Awards: Best Documentary
- Henry Hampton Awards winner
- Official selection, Toronto International Film Festival
- Special presentation, AFI Fest, Los Angeles
References
- ^ Profile on Hollywood Chinese, Hollywood.com
- ^ Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Feature Films (2008), Rotten Tomatoes.
- sfgate.com Arthur Dong documentary: 'Hollywood Chinese Retrieved Jan 26 2011
- PBS: American Masters, Tonight on PBS: 'Hollywood Chinese', May 27, 2009
External links
- Website: Hollywood Chinese
- Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Featured Films Film site
- Chung, P. W. (April 11, 2008).The History Of 'Hollywood Chinese', AsianWeek
- Hollywood Chinese at IMDb
- 2007 films
- American documentary films
- Films about Chinese Americans
- Films directed by Arthur Dong
- Documentary films about Asian Americans
- Documentary films about racism in the cinema of the United States
- 2007 documentary films
- Documentary films about Hollywood, Los Angeles
- 2000s English-language films
- 2000s American films
- English-language documentary films