American Tongues
Directed by Louis Alvarez, Andrew Kolker1988 57mDocumentary
7.48.5
Rich in humor and regional color, this sometimes hilarious film uses the prism of language to reveal our attitudes about the way other people speak. From Boston Brahmins to Black Louisiana teenagers, from Texas cowboys to New York professionals, American Tongues elicits funny, perceptive, sometimes shocking, and always telling comments on American English in all its diversity. (PBS)
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American Tongues was released on July 5, 1988.
American Tongues was directed by Louis Alvarez, Andrew Kolker.
American Tongues has a runtime of 57m.
American Tongues was produced by Louis Alvarez, Andrew Kolker, Susan Milano, Lora Myers.
Rich in humor and regional color, this sometimes hilarious film uses the prism of language to reveal our attitudes about the way other people speak. From Boston Brahmins to Black Louisiana teenagers, from Texas cowboys to New York professionals, American Tongues elicits funny, perceptive, sometimes shocking, and always telling comments on American English in all its diversity. (PBS)
The key characters in American Tongues are Narrator (Polly Holliday), Self (Molly Ivins), Self (Robert Klein).
American Tongues is a Documentary film.
American Tongues has an audience rating of 7.4 out of 10.