The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam (2003)
Directed by Ann Marie Fleming
Sub-Genres - Biography, Performance Art, Social History |
Run Time - 90 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
Share on
Synopsis
Filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming undertakes a labor of love in this enchanting profile of her great-grandfather, a 1920s vaudevillian magician who lived through cultural upheaval in China and experienced discrimination when he traveled overseas. Fleming uses archival footage, comic-book animation and Monty Pythonesque manipulated illustrations to tell the tale.
Characteristics
Moods
Keywords
acrobatics, archival-footage, black-magic, Chinese [nationality], comedian, comedy, Eurasian, grandfather, legacy, linguistics, magic, magician [performer], mixed-marriage, mysticism, vaudeville
