The read
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
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.
Ratings
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do.
Key crew
- Arthur DongDirector
- Arthur DongWriter
- Mark AdlerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- James HongSelf
- Ang LeeSelf
- Luise RainerSelf
- Joan ChenSelf
- Lisa LuSelf
- James ShigetaSelf
- Tsai ChinSelf
- Nancy KwanSelf
- Christopher LeeSelf
- Justin LinSelf
- David Henry HwangSelf
- Stephen GongSelf