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China is near

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Original title

La Cina è vicina

Year

1967

Running time

103 min.

Country

Italy

Director

Marco Bellocchio

Screenwriter

Marco Bellocchio, Elda Tattoli

Cast

Music

Ennio Morricone

Cinematography

Tonino Delli Colli

Producer

Vides Cinematografica

Genre

Comedy | Satire. Politics

Synopsis

Vittorio, a political science professor who is guiltily entrenched in aristocracy and massive family wealth. He has traded in his Communist credentials to run as the Socialist candidate for a municipal position, inviting the ire of his activist teenaged brother, Camillo, whose Maoism and brattiness compel him to regard Vittorio as traitor to their far leftist cause. Their sister, Elena, although politically conservative, is sexually promiscuous. There are also two working-class characters: servants and lovers Carlo and Giovanna, whose appetite for financial advancement suits their sexual pursuits of Elena and Vittorio. They covet a bit of the high life that they also hypocritically decry. Additionally, Carlo himself wanted the Socialist Party candidacy that Vittorio has drawn.

Awards: 1967: Venice: Special Jury Prize & FIPRESCI

1968: National Society of Film Critics (NSFC): 3 nominations

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China is near

1967

Marco Bellocchio

6.6

(119)