one was jane eyre. madame mao saw herself as jane eyre because mao was 20 years older and there was a mad woman in the back and mao's second wife was madwoman. and the second movie was the sound of music. [laughter] because madame mao, you have to take care of mao skits. >> they took the same films that influenced kids, that's what so amazing. >> she was a beautiful, was responsible for murdering so many chinese people. but in the meantime, her fantasy. anyway, september 9, 1976, mao died. madame mao was overthrown and two months later i was denounced. the next eight years i was punished for guilty by association. and by the time i had no way out, i was, put it that way. if i remained in china i would be dead today. >> so at what point did you determine that you wanted, -- that you want to come to the united states? and nation you had grown up learning to hate and fear? >> i was coughing blood, and i've got shadows on my lungs, shadow some oliver, and passed out and i was ordered to work in tibet and i