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The Trained Chinese Tongue (1994) | Criteria

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The Trained Chinese Tongue

English • 1994 • 20m

This film is not currently available on the Criterion Channel

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Synopsis

A documentarian approaches strangers at a Chinatown grocery — all immigrant women — and joins them at their homes for dinner.

Included in
May 2022
Position 78
Included in
My Sight Is Lined With Visions: 1990s Asian American Film & Video
Position 9

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DirectorLaurie Wen

WriterLaurie Wen