Chung Kuo, Cina (1972)
- Original title
- Chung Kuo - Cina
- Directed by
- Michelangelo Antonioni
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 3h 28m
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 25 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Michelangelo Antonioni films everyday life in early 1970s China, traveling from Beijing southward over five weeks. The documentary shows ordinary people in cities and villages without overt political commentary.
observationalcontemplativeneutralcerebralslow-paceddetachedhistoricalquiet
What happens
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 denounced as slanderous by the Chinese Communist Party and the Italian Communist Party. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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