How Yukong Moved the Mountains (12 Parts)

Synopsis

The 12 films in the series, shot over a period of three years with a Chinese crew, show everyday life in contemporary China.
1: deals with the world of Kao Chou Lan, a solderer in a locomotive factory, showing her life in the family and in the factory.
2: Shows a rehearsal at the Peking Opera.
3: Pictures life and work in the fishing industry in Da Yu Dao, Shantung Province. Focuses especially on the young women who have become sailors for the first time in the village’s history.
4: A class of high-school children and their teachers demonstrate the tactics whereby conservative notions of hierarchy based on punishment and obedience are actively called into question within a mutual criticism session in which students and teachers have equal voice.
5: Shows scenes of the Peking Circus.
6: Looks at the work and organisation of Pharmacy No 3, Shanghai, which is known for its outstanding attempts to ‘serve the people’.
7: Shows traditional handicrafts.
8: Shows an army camp in Nanking.
9: Looks at a factory near Shanghai that produces turbines, Shows a campaign of criticism against the management mounted by the workers and political study sessions.
10: Professor Tsien, an eminent Chinese scientist, recounts his experiences of the Cultural Revolution when he became a target for the Red Guards and his own students.
11: The development of Ta Ching, the new oilfields in north China, intended help China become self-reliant in material resources.
12: A walk through one of the largest cities in the world, and encounters with its inhabitants.

Language

English

Country

France

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 108, 32, 102, 20, 16, 81, 15, 57, 129, 13, 87, 60 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1976

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Uses

Courses on the Cultural Revolution.*

Subjects

History; Sociology

Keywords

China; Chinese cultural revolution; social life and customs

Credits

Director

Joris Ivens; Marceline Loridan

Contributor

Jean Bigiaoui; Li Tse-Hsiang

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Sections

Title

Woman, a family, A

Synopsis

1: deals with the world of Kao Chou Lan, a solderer in a locomotive factory, showing her life in the family and in the factory.

Title

Rehearsal at the Peking Opera

Synopsis

2: Shows a rehearsal at the Peking Opera.

Title

Fishing village

Synopsis

3: Pictures life and work in the fishing industry in Da Yu Dao, Shantung Province. Focuses especially on the young women who have become sailors for the first time in the village's history.

Title

Football incident, The

Synopsis

4: A class of high-school children and their teachers demonstrate the tactics whereby conservative notions of hierarchy based on punishment and obedience are actively called into question within a mutual criticism session in which students and teachers ha

Title

Behind the scenes at the Peking Circus

Synopsis

5: Shows scenes of the Peking Circus.

Title

Pharmacy

Synopsis

6: Looks at the work and organisation of Pharmacy No 3, Shanghai, which is known for its outstanding attempts to 'serve the people'.

Title

Traditional handicrafts

Synopsis

7: Shows traditional handicrafts.

Title

Army camp, An: Nanking

Synopsis

8: Shows an army camp in Nanking.

Title

Generator factor

Synopsis

9: Looks at a factory near Shanghai that produces turbines, Shows a campaign of criticism against the management mounted by the workers and political study sessions.

Title

Professor Tsien

Synopsis

10: Professor Tsien, an eminent Chinese scientist, recounts his experiences of the Cultural Revolution when he became a target for the Red Guards and his own students.

Title

Oilfields

Synopsis

11: The development of Ta Ching, the new oilfields in north China, intended help China become self-reliant in material resources.

Title

Impressions of a city: Shanghai

Synopsis

12: A walk through one of the largest cities in the world, and encounters with its inhabitants.

Production Company

Name

France

Distributor

Name

Metro Tartan Distribution

Phone

020 7494 1400

Fax

020 7439 1922

Address

3rd Floor, Atlantic House
5 Wardour Street
London W1V 3HE

Notes

Formerly: The Other Cinema