Surname Viêt, given name Nam / film by Trinh T. Minh-ha ; directed, written, edited and translated by Trinh T. Minh-ha.

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Trinh T. Minh-ha's film looks at the many faces of culture of Vietnamese women as seen in staged interviews, dance footage, and manipulated archival images. Also questions the politics of interviewing and the problems of translation in filmmaking.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Women Make Movies (Firm) (Publisher)
Other Authors:	Trinh, T. Minh-Ha (Thi Minh-Ha), 1952- (Film director, Screenwriter, Editor of moving image work, Translator) Trần, Thị Hiển (Performer, interviewee (expression),) Khien, Lai (Performer, interviewee (expression),) Ngo, Kim Nhuy (Performer, interviewee (expression),) Tran, Thi Bich Yen (Performer, interviewee (expression),) Trinh, Lan (Performer, interviewee (expression),) Mai, Thu Vân
Language:	English Vietnamese
Language and/or Writing System:	In English and Vietnamese with English subtitles.
Published:	New York : Women Make Movies, [2005]
Subjects:	Women > Vietnam > Social conditions. Women > Vietnam > Interviews. Vietnamese American women > Social conditions. Vietnamese American women > Interviews. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Women. Folk songs, Vietnamese. Vietnam > Social conditions. Social conditions. Vietnamese American women. Women. Women > Social conditions. Vietnam. 1961-1975 Interviews. Biographical films. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Experimental films. Historical films.
Genre:	Interviews. Biographical films. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Experimental films. Historical films.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

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