After the deeply divisive reception of "The Birth of a Nation," director D.W. Griffith released "Broken Blossoms," in which a young, abused girl finds comfort in the company of a kind Chinese man. The ...

In 1919 D.W. Griffith directed Hollywood’s first onscreen interracial love story between a white woman and a Chinese man. The movie was “Broken Blossoms” and the lovers were played by Lillian Gish as ...

From a revered Little Tokyo stage, “Unbroken Blossoms” explores the Asian American experience of the silent film era, revealing dark truths about American film history — truths that resonate today.

D.W. Griffith is one of Hollywood’s most controversial figures. He is best known for making 1915’s cinematically revolutionary “The Birth of a Nation,” a film so racist it is often cited as the main ...

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Flowers of Shanghai has no close-ups, only meticulously composed long shots that frame the “flowers” in the lavish surroundings their customers have bought for them. These long shots are a signature ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Unbroken Blossoms, by Philip W. Chung (KCET/Artbound’s East West Players: A Home ...