Chung Kuo: China (1972)
3h 28m
Running Time
December 26, 1972Release Date
Chung Kuo: China (1972)
3h 28m
Running Time
December 26, 1972Release Date
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Plot.
A documentary on China, concentrating mainly on the faces of the people, filmed in the areas they were allowed to visit. The 220 minute version consists of three parts. The first part, taken around Beijing, includes a cotton factory, older sections of the city, and a clinic where a Cesarean operation is performed, using acupuncture. The middle part visits the Red Flag canal and a collective farm in Henan, as well as the old city of Suzhou. The final part shows the port and industries of Shanghai, and ends with a stage presentation by Chinese acrobats.
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Details.
Release DateDecember 26, 1972
Original NameChung Kuo - Cina
StatusReleased
Running Time3h 28m
Filming LocationsNanjing Yangtze River Bridge · Peking · Beijing, China
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Wiki.
Chung Kuo, Cina ([ˌtʃuŋˈkwo ˈtʃiːna], "Zhongguo, China") is a 1972 Italian television documentary directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. Antonioni and his crew were invited to China and filmed for five weeks, beginning in Beijing and travelling southwards. The resulting film was attacked as slanderous by Chinese authorities and the Italian Communist Party.