ANNA MAY WONG docu at Giornate del Cinema Muto

Elaine Mae Woo spent some ten years making this biographical documentary, interviewing members of Anna May Wong’s family, childhood friends, and Hollywood colleagues. With her disarming sensuality and commanding presence, Anna May Wong (1905-1961) defined the image of the “Dragon Lady”. Narrated by Nancy Kwan, the documentary tells the story of a Chinese-American woman who endured many hardships and heartaches to become an international film star. From humble beginnings and a first job in a Chinese laundry, she entered films at 14, and went on to star in pictures including the early Technicolor The Toll of the Sea (1922), Douglas Fairbanks’ The Thief of Bagdad (1924), Herbert Brenon’s Peter Pan (1924), E.A. Dupont’s Piccadilly (1929), and Josef von Sternberg’s Shanghai Express (1932). Later she used her fame to aid both her country and her ancestral country during World War II. Her body of work firmly establishes her in the pantheon of silent film stars.

See interview of the director on her documentary on the Chinese-American icon :

Interview with the Director of docu ANNA MAY WONG : FROSTED YELLOW WILLOWS :

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