Tao, The Way and Its Power

Synopsis

Tao, meaning ‘the way’, was a word the Chinese used more than two thousand years ago ‘to explain the unexplainable’ - the relationship of man to the universe. Taoism lies at the root of almost all traditional Chinese art, thought and worship. The film, shot in Taiwan, Hong Kong and with footage from mainland China, seeks to show the importance and relevance of Taoism today.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 45 min. Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 45 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1976

Availability

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Uses

Introductory material for courses on world religions; also useful in courses on Chinese culture, history, Sino-Japanese Buddhism, etc.*

Subjects

Religious studies

Keywords

Taoism

Credits

Director

Jeremy Marre

Writer

Philip Rawson

Cast

Philip Rawson

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

Arts Council of Great Britain

Phone

020 7973 6455

Fax

020 7973 6581

Address

London
SW1P 3NG

Distributor

Name

Arts on Film Archive, University of Westminster

Notes

Arts on Film Archive offers on-line access to a large range of films on art produced in the United Kingdom since the 1950s, and is a unique record of British and international post-war art, as well as of documentary film-making in the UK. In its first phase, the archive offers a complete database and an on-line video streaming of all 450 films made by the film department of Arts Council England between 1953 and 1998 and several films produced till 2003 by the dance Department of ACE. The collection is only available streamed to ac.uk domain addresses.