Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
In 1971, Michelangelo Antonioni was invited by Mao Zedong’s regime to make a work of propaganda about the superior virtues of the Communist nation. Fascinated by a country that remained an enigma to the West, the director shot nearly 100 hours of film during his travels from Beijing to Shanghai.
In 1971, Michelangelo Antonioni was invited by Mao Zedong’s regime to make a work of propaganda about the superior virtues of the Communist nation. Fascinated by a country that remained an enigma to the West, the director shot nearly 100 hours of film during his travels from Beijing to Shanghai.
