taken beyond the plot into the everyday lives of these people." Vincent Canby of The New York Times said in his review that "Chan Is Missing is not only an appreciation of a way of life that few of us know anything about; it's a revelation of a marvelous, completely secure new talent." A review by Dennis Schwartz stated that, "It's breezy and warmly done, a low-key comedy that takes you into an ethnic group that has rarely been captured on film in such a revealing way. A true Indy film, and a delight." Awards and recognitions In 1995, Chan Is Missing was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 1982, it won the Best Experimental/Independent Film from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. References External links Chan is Missing essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 , pages 772-774 Further reading Chan Is Missing: A Film By Wayne Wang, With Introduction and Screen Notes by Diane Mei Lin Mark (Honolulu: Bamboo Ridge Press, 1984), 1982 films 1980s buddy comedy-drama films 1980s crime comedy-drama films 1980s English-language films 1982 independent films American buddy comedy-drama films American crime comedy-drama films American detective films American independent films Chinatown, San Francisco in fiction Films about Chinese Americans Chinese-American history Chinese-American culture in San Francisco Films directed by Wayne Wang Films set in San Francisco Films shot in San Francisco United States National Film Registry films 1982 comedy films 1982 drama films Films shot in 16 mm film Chinese-language American films 1980s American films