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Still from The Trained Chinese Tongue — The Trained Chinese Tongue (1994) — Laurie Wen

Poster for The Trained Chinese Tongue

The Trained Chinese Tongue

English / 1994 / 20m

Not streamingNot currently 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.

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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

The Trained Chinese Tongue (1994) | Criteria