Slaying the Dragon

Téléfilm
1988
1h

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA highly critical documentary about the history of East Asian American actresses in Hollywood. Features interviews with pioneering East Asian American actresses and clips from classic films ... Tout lireA highly critical documentary about the history of East Asian American actresses in Hollywood. Features interviews with pioneering East Asian American actresses and clips from classic films such as "The Thief of Bagdad", "The Good Earth", and "The World of Suzie Wong", interspers... Tout lireA highly critical documentary about the history of East Asian American actresses in Hollywood. Features interviews with pioneering East Asian American actresses and clips from classic films such as "The Thief of Bagdad", "The Good Earth", and "The World of Suzie Wong", interspersed with East Asian/feminist sociological commentary.

Réalisation
- Deborah Gee
Casting principal

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6,6/10

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Réalisation
- Deborah Gee
Casting principal

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Rôles principaux19

Modifier

Herb Wong

Narrator
(voix)
(as Dr. Herb Wong)

Amy Hill

Self (actress, comedienne)

Jaime Kibben

Self (filmmaker)

John Korty

Self (director)

Nancy Kwan

Self (actress)

Guy Lee

Self (talent agent)

Nobu McCarthy

Self (actress)

Kim Miyori

Self - Actress

James Shigeta

Self (actor)

Ben Tong

Self (media critic, psychologist)
(as Dr. Ben Tong)

Yeh Tung

Self (TV producer)

Wayne Wang

Self (director)

Eugene Wong

Self (sociologist)
(as Dr. Eugene Wong)

Emerald Yeh

Self (anchor, reporter, San Francisco)

Connie Chung

Self
(images d'archives)
(non crédité)

Saburo Kurusu

Self (with Nomura in Washington)
(images d'archives)
(non crédité)

Zedong Mao

Self
(images d'archives)
(non crédité)

Kichisaburo Nomura

Self (with Kurusu in Washington)
(images d'archives)
(non crédité)

Commentaire à la une

10/10

VERY EYE-OPENING VIEW OF DEPICTION OF AA WOMEN IN MEDIA

This is a really a fantastic, eye-opening, critical look at the history of American media's images of Asian/-American women. I do NOT think it's supposed to be a history of actresses (as a previous reviewer described).

I saw this in college and was blown away by the blatant archetypes (dragon lady v. lotus blossom), but also the subtle shifts in portrayal depending on how mainstream Americans feel about Asia. I valued the unknown attempts by actresses such as Anna Mae Wong to broaden their roles.

The most hilarious part was Asian American anchorwomen describing how broadcasters wanted to Connie Chung-ize them all. OK, almost as hilarious as the footage of Caucasian actors with taped eyelids, like Marlon Brando and Katherine Hepburn.

The only downside is that the documentary's 20 years old. I hope it gets updated soon.

This is must-see for all Asian American women, but would also be very entertaining/enlightening for everyone else.