Phans of Jersey City
A true gem of 1970s American cinema verite filmmaking re-released! The Phans of Jersey City fills a gap in our cinematic history of Vietnam by documenting a South Vietnamese family recently relocated to the United States. Evoking the realist style and domestic drama of An American Family, the filmma...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Watertown, Mass.
Documentary Educational Resources
1979, 1979
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Series: | Ethnographic video online, volume 1
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Collection: | Ethnographic Video Online Vol. 1 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | A true gem of 1970s American cinema verite filmmaking re-released! The Phans of Jersey City fills a gap in our cinematic history of Vietnam by documenting a South Vietnamese family recently relocated to the United States. Evoking the realist style and domestic drama of An American Family, the filmmakers lived with the Phans in order to achieve a remarkably intimate and detailed portrait of a family in transition as well as a country in transition |
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Item Description: | Previously released on DVD.. - Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 23, 2010). - Recorded in Jersey City, NJ. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (49 min.) |