Chung Kuo: China

★★★★★

Original title: Chung Kuo - Cina

1972 · 2 h 15 min

Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni · Italy · Italian Neorealism and After

Documentary

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Cast

Giuseppe Rinaldi

Credits

Written by: Andrea Barbato
Cinematography: Luciano Tovoli
Editing: Franco Arcalli

Plot

A documentary journey through China in the early 1970s, with ordinary people, markets, schools and villages.

Sinekatalog’s take

Michelangelo Antonioni's three-part documentary was condemned by China as anti-Chinese; it is an observant, quiet and beautiful record of the time.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (1,041 votes)
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