Americanese (2006)

Long after their breakup, Chinese American Raymond Ding and Amerasian Aurora Crane struggle to let go. Torn apart by mismatched ideals, meddling friends, and the complexities of racial ... See full summary »

Director:

Eric Byler

Writers:

Shawn Wong (based on the novel "American Knees" by), Eric Byler

Stars:

Chris Tashima, Allison Sie, Sab Shimono

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chris Tashima	...	Raymond Ding
Allison Sie	...	Aurora Crane
Sab Shimono	...	Wood Ding
Munda Razooki	...	Test Driver #1
Kelly Hu	...	Brenda Nishitani
Carol Saraceno	...	Woman with Dogs
Michael Paul Chan	...	Jimmy Chan
Autumn Reeser	...	Sylvia
Joan Chen	...	Betty Nguyen
Nathaniel Taylor	...	Test Driver #2 (as Nathaniel H. Taylor)
Yuri Treschuck	...	Amerasian Youth at Bus Stop
Ben Shenkman	...	Steve
Jen Van Epps	...	Rumana (as Jen Brown)
Kayvon Esmaili	...	Brenda's Boyfriend at Party
Edward Chen	...	Rumana's Boyfriend (as Teddy Chen Culver)

Storyline

Long after their breakup, Chinese American Raymond Ding and Amerasian Aurora Crane struggle to let go. Torn apart by mismatched ideals, meddling friends, and the complexities of racial identities, they find other suitable mates but cannot stay away from each other.

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Plot Keywords:

amerasian | dream | love | interracial | interethnic | 

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Taglines:

Some love stories begin with goodbye...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Did You Know?

Trivia

In 2006, this film screened as the Opening Night film at the 24th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, the 11th Chicago Asian American Showcase, the 9th Aurora Asian Film Festival, and the 7th DC APA Film Festival. It was also the Closing Night film at the 22nd Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.

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Connections

Referenced in Popcorn Zen: Episode #2.2 (2006)

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Soundtracks

Your Shoes
Composed and Performed by Dan Greenwood
© 2006 Control

User Reviews

God! How can I see it in China!!!!!!

I've see some comments on foreign websites but little here in China where Joan Chen has lots of fans!

I really want to watch this art film and I'll appreciate you who can tell me when will this film be released in China, or any DVD copies in China? Thank you!

And I hear Joan Chen has already featured in another movie in China directed by Jiang Wen, a famous Chinese director and actor. It has been told that the new film is also at the state of post production. But there is no data about it in here.

Fan in China

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 March 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Whittier, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Color:

Color