Chinese-American author Amy Tan on film of her life Unintended Memoir, and the Joy Luck Club movie sequel [scmp.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 2/1/214:00 AM

By Helen Barlow, South China Morning Post, January 27, 2021

When James “Jamie” Redford, son of cinema legend Robert, wanted to make a film about Amy Tan, the Chinese-American author was not initially convinced.

“I was reluctant to do this, because I’m trying to move toward more privacy as I get older,” Tan, 68, tells the Post from her home in Sausalito, California. “But Jamie was somebody I knew through friends and he was so compassionate, very kind. He was charming and persistent and he got me to agree, promising that everything would be subject to my approval.

“I asked him why he wanted to make this documentary, because frankly, I don’t think I am that famous a personage representing anything that would be worthwhile making a film like that,” she adds.

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