Having always been a casual fan of Amy Tan’s work, I am absolutely stunned by the revelations recounted in this documentary. I am only about a third of the way through the film, but Tan’s recollections of the tragedy and madness she endured as a child and adolescent are stark and shocking.
I read her memoir; it was very sad. Love her writing though. I always want to say, “write faster” but I know she is ill.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | May 23, 2021 6:54 PM |
I'm going to assume she clashed with her mother?
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | May 23, 2021 6:57 PM |
R1 I plan on getting it. The documentary, which I am just finishing, is both cathartic and hopeful. What a life and family history. I cried.
R2 That would be an understatement. However, the iridescence of her relationship with her mother is both tragic and beautiful.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | May 23, 2021 7:12 PM |
This documentary has stuck with me throughout the day.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | May 24, 2021 4:41 AM |
None of you bitches have seen this yet?
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | May 25, 2021 4:12 AM |
Just watched it. Very well done.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | June 1, 2021 1:47 AM |
R6 Wasn’t it? It gave me a whole new opinion and level of respect for Tan.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | June 1, 2021 2:27 AM |
Is it true that Kitchen God's Wife was about her mother?
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | June 1, 2021 7:32 AM |
So it was created for PBS originally, but still just this year?
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | June 1, 2021 7:47 AM |
So what happened to her life?
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | June 1, 2021 11:08 AM |
R7 Yes. And her grandmother.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | June 1, 2021 11:45 AM |
A Q&A about the film with Tan and Karen Pritzker.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | June 1, 2021 11:50 AM |
For Variety: Amy Tan Reflects on Creative Collaboration for ‘Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir’
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | June 1, 2021 11:51 AM |
Bumping for Amy. (God, that sounds like a really bad romcom title.) Her life and work deserve it.
Anybody else watch this?
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | June 9, 2021 3:45 AM |