All under heaven: life in a chinese village (TEFC)

United States, 1985

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Episode number 1 of Series “Long Bow Trilogy”.
An intimate look at daily life in Long Bow - a village 600 kilometres south-west of Beijing. Ancient traditions persist - we see an elaborate funeral, a country fair, a local animal market and an open air opera. But changes have come to Long Bow, with the shift from collective to individual farming. A sense of dramatic change accompanies the simple rhythms of rural life. Part one of The Long Bow trilogy.

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Credits

co-director

Carma Hinton

Richard Gordon

co-producer

Carma Hinton

Dan Sape

Kathy Kline

Richard Gordon

production company

Long Bow Productions

Duration

00:58:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1985

Appears in

Long Bow Trilogy

Group of items

Long Bow Trilogy

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300847

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → China - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Village communities - China

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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