Joan Chen
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Synopsis: Set in contemporary San Francisco and in a Chinese village where Peking Man is unearthed, The Bonesetter's Daughter is an excavation of the human spirit: the past, its deepest wounds, its most profound hopes. This is the story of LuLing Young, who searches for the name of her mother, the daughter of the famous Bonesetter from the Mouth of the Mountain. The story conjures the pain of broken dreams, the power of myths, and the strength of...
Series
Criterion collection volume 1188
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
DVD edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Wayne Wang's follow-up to his watershed indie Chan Is Missing is a family portrait that gracefully combines the director's signature gentle humanism and eye for poignant detail. Offering another fresh perspective on San Francisco's Chinese American community, Wang takes a bittersweet look at the generational pas de deux between an aging immigrant widow and her devoted daughter, torn between filial duty and her desires.
Publisher
Unapix Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Between 1967 and 1976, nearly 8 million Chinese youths were "sent down" for specialized training to the remotest corners of the country. The young and beautiful Xiu Xiu dreamt of becoming a horse trainer in Tibet, far away from her busy city home. Her training begins in the isolated plains of Tibet but slowly Xiu Xiu discovers that she is unlikely to ever see her home again without a wealthy sponsor. Her world becomes a horrifying cage, where "patrons"...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set during the early China trade when epic adventurers carved dynasties out of barren rock and the opium trade pitted father against son, and friends against one another. For trader Dirk Struan, the silver and opium exchange is almost impossible to resist, but everything comes to a head when he is forced to choose between the ones he loves and profit beyond his imagination.
Publisher
Well Go USA
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
中文(繁體)
Formats
Description
A historical action war drama based on the founding of the Republic of China, when nationalist forces led by Sun Yat-sen overthrew the last ruling Qing Dynasty, which held unquestioned power and rule for 250 years. From the walls of the Forbidden City to the battlefields of China, no expense was spared in the production and no detail ignored in its quest for historical accuracy. 1911 is a true epic to be enjoyed for generations.
7) Saving face
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Wilhelmina is a Chinese-American lesbian and a young surgeon who has kept her sexual orientation secret from her conservative Chinese community in New York. But when her widowed mother becomes pregnant and is kicked out by her own parents, Wil suddenly has to juggle her mother's secrets with her own. Wil has a new romance with Vivian who is a ballet dancer and the daughter of Wil's boss.
Publisher
Distributed by Mongrel
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on an inspiring true story, this emotionally powerful crowd-pleaser emerged as one of the year's most talked about independent films. It's the fascinating and epic tale of Li Cunxin, a peasant boy from rural China who beats impossible odds to become a world-renowned ballet dancer. Through breathtaking talent and sheer determination, Li makes his way to the United States, but when he falls in love with an American woman, he must risk everything...
Series
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
p2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"What happens when families come together for Thanksgiving? Almost anything! Tale of four very different families, as they cook up some tasty holiday surprises: love betrayal and even a few outrageous secrets! And, ultimately, discover the astonishing power love has to reconnect us all" --Container.
10) Serangoon road
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (557 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in tumultuous 1960s Singapore, Sam Callaghan an Australian expat, agrees to help his neighbor Patricia Cheng at her detective agency after her husband is mysteriously killed while working a case.
Publisher
Widesight Entertainment Ltd
Pub. Date
[200-?]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (164 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Pu Yi, the last emperor, came to the Imperial throne in 1908 at the age of three. The Son of Heaven, Lord of Ten Thousand Years was forced to abdicate at the age of 6 and thrown out of the Forbidden City in 1924 with his two wives and drawn into the life of a Western-style playboy. In 1931 he succumbed to the seductive Japanese invitation to mount the throne again and became a puppet emperor in the Japanese controlled state of Manchukuo. Captured...
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001], ©2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
At 48 years-old, Manhattan restauranteur Will Keane adores women, but has never thought seriously about marriage or commitment until he meets Charlotte Fielding. As their relationship blossoms, they both realize that this love will last a lifetime, but for Charlotte a lifetime may be much shorter than either of them is prepared to accept.
13) The last emperor
Series
Criterion collection volume 422
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
Director-approved special ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (165 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An epic that details the life of Pu Yi, crowned at the age of three as the last emperor of China before the Communist reign. Follow him from his childhood to manhood to fugitive to puppet ruler to party proletariat. Includes commentary and booklet.
14) Lust, caution
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Set against the backdrop of a transforming country, a young woman finds herself swept up in a radical plot to assassinate a ruthless and secretive intelligence agent. As she immerses herself in her role as a cosmopolitan seductress, she becomes entangled in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue, love and betrayal.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (547 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In a world replete with greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry, the series is based on the famed explorer's adventures in Kublai Khan's court in thirteenth century China.
16) Heaven & earth
Series
Ultimate Oliver Stone collection volume 2, 1993-2004
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (140 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The true story of a man who fought, a woman who endured, and a love caught up in the war in Vietnam.
Publisher
Republic Pictures
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
Full screen special ed.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 336 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The body of a young girl (Laura Palmer) is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads into the heart of the surrounding woodland and his very own soul"--Douglas Baptie, Internet Movie Database.
Publisher
Artsploitation
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
When a female student confronts her rapist and accidentally kills him, her mother helps her bury the dead man, and her father comes up with a complicated alibi based on his encyclopedic knowledge of crime films. The young man happens to have an ambitious politician for a father and a morally corrupt police chief for a mother, and with personal stakes in this crime, the victim's family begins a deadly game to catch their son's killer.
Publisher
20th Century Fox
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on an inspiring true story, this emotionally powerful crowd-pleaser emerged as one of the year's most talked about independent films. It's the fascinating and epic tale of Li Cunxin, a peasant boy from rural China who beats impossible odds to become a world-renowned ballet dancer. Through breathtaking talent and sheer determination, Li makes his way to the United States, but when he falls in love with an American woman, he must risk everything...
20) The last emperor
Series
Criterion collection volume 422
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
BLU-RAY special ed.
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray disc (165 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet ([14] p. : col. ill. ; 17 cm.)
Language
English
Description
"The life of Emperor Pu Yi, who took the throne in 1908 at the age of three, before witnessing decades of cultural and political upheaval within and without the walls of the Forbidden City."--Container.