Product Details

• Actors: Hope Edelman, Denise Chong
• Directors: Phyllis Heller, Bari Pearlman
• Format: NTSC
• Language: English
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: BTG Productions
• VHS Release Date: November 15, 1999
• Run Time: 32 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0967791006
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #344,887 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Bill Diehl, ABC Radio Networks

If you liked "The Joy Luck Club" you'll love "Mah-Jongg: The Tiles That Bind"

B'nai Brith International Newsletter, March 2002

If you play, you'll feel like an insider. If not, you'll want to call your mother and borrow her set!

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Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Should've Watched It Sooner, April 14, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Mah-Jongg: The Tiles That Bind [VHS] (VHS Tape)

When my cousin gave me this video for the holidays, I politely thanked her and set it on my desk; however, I recently came across it, finally watched and was totally blown away. My husband is Irish and I am Lebanese, and with both of us having grown up without any Mah Jong exposure, we both were surprised and moved as we began to appreciate the history and humanity of this game. We've just settled into a new home and, as a result of watching this warm, moving, informative film have hosted our own Mah Jong gathering for families on our block and plan to do so again soon. I am Managing Editor of an area newsletter and plan to write a rave review in our next issue. (If you are in my neck of the woods, it should be in the June/July issue of the B.C.I. Bulletin -- otherwise, I will try to post here.)

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A delightful, heartwarming look at an age-old game, January 26, 2000

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A. Graham (PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mah-Jongg: The Tiles That Bind [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I found this documentary to be a wonderful homage to the game and its' players. It is as much (if not more) about the 'culture' of mah-jongg as it is about the game itself. There are many entertaining stories from players and children of players. It was also amusing to see how closely the women in the film paralleled my own mah-jongg group in many ways. I have recommended it to all of my mah-jongg playing friends.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thanks, January 16, 2000

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Neil Levy (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mah-Jongg: The Tiles That Bind [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This documentary invited me into a world rich in tradition, family bonds and friendship. Mah-jong was very touching and funny. Thanks to the film makers.