A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth (1988)
- Directed by
- Philip Haas
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 46 min
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
David Hockney and the filmmaker discuss a 17th century Chinese scroll. They unroll it and talk about the scenes it shows of an emperor's journey.
contemplativeintimateinformativeslow-pacedart-focusedthoughtfulvisually detailededucational
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