Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns

57min

Documentary

History of filmmaking in China from its beginnings in the 1920s to 1982, featuring Shanghai cinema of 1930s; the progressive filmmakers; the organisation of filmmaking under the post-war communist government; the impact of the Cultural Revolution; the work of Xie Jin.

Cast

Tony Rayns

Tony Rayns

Narrator / Himself
Sun Yu

Sun Yu

Himself
Shen Fu

Shen Fu

Himself
Daolin Sun

Daolin Sun

Himself
Shu Shi

Shu Shi

Himself
Wu Haiyan

Wu Haiyan

Herself
Xie Jin

Xie Jin

Himself
Sangchu Xu

Sangchu Xu

Himself
Wang Lingu

Wang Lingu

Himself
Zhao Jing

Zhao Jing

Herself
Xue Gong

Xue Gong

Herself

Release date

14th Sep 1983

Status

Released

Spoken languages

普通话, English