American Tongues
198757m8.0
Documentary
- Runtime
- 57m
- Genre
- Documentary
- Origin
- United States of America
About
A film about the way we talk
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)
Where to watch
Free
Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.
Details
- Director
- Louis Alvarez, Andrew Kolker
- Writing
- Lora Myers, Anderson Ferrell
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Jun 24, 1987
- Studio
- Center for New American Media
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