剧情介绍
根据导演母亲的口述历史，本片展现早期美国华人移民为生存奋斗的毅力，描述一位平凡的中国女性如何在经历封建社会的压抑、与亲人分离，以及移民的艰难处境之后，在异乡找到圆满的人生。
Sewing Woman chronicles the bittersweet journey of one woman's determination to survive: from an arranged marriage in old China to working class comforts in modern America. Produced over 18 years ago, this classic film continues to screen widely and is now treasured by a new generation of film goers it is considered by many cinema enthusiasts as an early prototype for the personal-diary genre made popular today with the recent handi-cam video explosion. Sewing Woman is based on a series of oral histories and the life story of the filmmaker's mother, Zem Ping Dong, an immigrant who has worked in San Francisco garment factories for over 30 years. With a candid first-person monologue spoken by veteran actress Lisa Lu, Sewing Woman reveals an inner strength which guides a journey through oppressive Chinese customs, U.S. immigration policies, family separation, and the conflicts of assimilation in America. Sewing Woman's story is interwoven with rare footage shot in rural villages of China...
熟人的亲人的作品，课堂上看过。虽然入围奥斯卡提名，最终结果却也在意料之中。如这位熟人所言，种族差别对待直至在今天的美国依旧没有远去。作为一部较早刻录华人家庭的纪事，着墨点放在华人女性身上，虽不能夸大女人的痛苦，但是也不能忽视她的价值和贡献。
一个封建社会下成长的女人 13岁嫁人两个月后有了第一个孩子。几年后通过warbride去美国和丈夫团聚做裁缝工作，并陆陆续续有了其他的孩子。最开始的时刻是孩子结婚。以后就稳定生活在美国，偶尔和丈夫旅游。
为什么要用英文旁白…
一个女人的一生
曾奕田家的移民史与家族史，14分钟便勾勒出来。
短短的一个片子，平平淡淡的说了一个时代的故事。口述历史可以借鉴。