The Joy Luck Club
(DVD)
Contributors
Wang, Wayne, 1949- film director,
Tan, Amy, screenwriter,
Bass, Ronald, screenwriter,
Markey, Patrick, film producer.
Stone, Oliver, film producer.
Tan, Amy, screenwriter,
Bass, Ronald, screenwriter,
Markey, Patrick, film producer.
Stone, Oliver, film producer.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
DVD Drama
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Subjects
LC Subjects
China -- Drama.
Chinese American women -- Drama.
Chinese Americans -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama.
Domestic drama (Motion pictures)
Drama.
DVD-Video discs.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Mothers and daughters -- China -- Drama.
Mothers and daughters -- Drama.
Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Drama.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Women -- Conduct of life -- Drama.
Women immigrants -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama.
Chinese American women -- Drama.
Chinese Americans -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama.
Domestic drama (Motion pictures)
Drama.
DVD-Video discs.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Mothers and daughters -- China -- Drama.
Mothers and daughters -- Drama.
Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Drama.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Women -- Conduct of life -- Drama.
Women immigrants -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama.
OCLC Fast Subjects
California -- San Francisco.
China.
Chinese American women.
Chinese Americans.
Domestic drama (Motion pictures)
Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Man-woman relationships.
Mothers and daughters.
United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Women -- Conduct of life.
Women immigrants.
China.
Chinese American women.
Chinese Americans.
Domestic drama (Motion pictures)
Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Man-woman relationships.
Mothers and daughters.
United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Women -- Conduct of life.
Women immigrants.
Other Subjects
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Asian Americans -- Fictional Works.
Chinese American women -- Drama.
Chinese American women -- Drama.
Chinese American women -- Drama.
Drama
Films de fiction.
Films familiaux.
Mother-Child Relations -- Fictional Works.
Mother-daughter relationship -- Drama.
Mother-daughter relationship -- Drama.
plays (performing arts compositions)
Théâtre (Genre littéraire)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Women -- Feature.
Women -- Feature.
Asian Americans -- Fictional Works.
Chinese American women -- Drama.
Chinese American women -- Drama.
Chinese American women -- Drama.
Drama
Films de fiction.
Films familiaux.
Mother-Child Relations -- Fictional Works.
Mother-daughter relationship -- Drama.
Mother-daughter relationship -- Drama.
plays (performing arts compositions)
Théâtre (Genre littéraire)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Women -- Feature.
Women -- Feature.
More Details
Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
786936182583
Notes
General Note
Based upon the novel by Amy Tan.
General Note
06/04/2002
Restrictions on Access
For private home use only.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Amir Mokri ; editor, Maysie Hoy ; production designer, Donald Graham Burt ; music, Rachel Portman.
Participants/Performers
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).
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1993.
Description
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 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.
Target Audience
MPAA Rating: Rated R; for strong depiction of thematic material.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,LG,2.0,0.5,72862.
System Details
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1, enhanced for 16x9 televisions; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
For private home use only.
Language
In English and occasional Chinese with optional subtitles in English; closed-captioned.
Awards
Young Artist Awards, 1994: Best Actress Under Ten in a Motion Picture (Melanie Chang).
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wang, W., Tan, A., Bass, R., Markey, P., Stone, O., Kiều Chinh., Tsai Chin., Lu, L., Nuyen, F., Chao, R., Tom, L., Tomita, T., Ming-Na., Chan, M. P., McCarthy, A., Rich, C., Wong, R., Wu, V., Portman, R., Mokri, A., Hoy, M., Burt, D. G., & Tan, A. The Joy Luck Club . Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wayne Wang et al.. The Joy Luck Club. Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wayne Wang et al.. The Joy Luck Club Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wang, Wayne, et al. The Joy Luck Club Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment,
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