Release Date: 2005
Not Yet Rated|1 hr 25 min
Plot Summary
Chairman Mao's wife commissions a series of musical works to promote the ideals of China's Cultural Revolution.
Director: Yan-ting Yuen
Genres: Documentary
Production Co: VPRO Television, Scarabee Filmproducties Nederland
A proper labor of love profiling many of the principles involved in the making of the films, peppered with a generous helping of wonderful clips. show more
Will intrigue art house audiences unfamiliar with modern Chinese history. But sinophiles and followers of Chinese cinema will be shocked by the lack of historical detail and context. show more
Entertaining and informative, but it suffers from distracting voice-overs of what are supposed to be Madame Mao's thoughts. Too bad. show more
