Rent La Chinoise (1967)

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1h 33min
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Synopsis:
A swiftly paced satire that incorporates Godard's advocacy of Maoist principles, La Chinoise largely eschews a linear narrative in favour of a collage of slogans and conversations. The plot centres around a small group of Parisian students who discus the implications of the cultural revolution in China and how it may be possible to effect, by means of terrorism, a similar political and cultural upheaval in the West. Featuring the music of Karlheinz Stockhausen and the cinematography of Godard's nouvelle vague counterpart Raoul Coutard, La Chinoise also pays meticulous detail to design so as to include all the traditional accoutrements of Maoism.
Actors:
, , , Michel Semeniako, , , Francis Jeanson, , Eliane Giovagnoli
Directors:
Writers:
Jean-Luc Godard
Aka:
La chinoise
Studio:
Optimum
Genres:
Classics, Comedy, Drama
Collections:
10 Films to Watch if You Like: Day For Night, Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 2, The Instant Expert's Guide to François Truffaut
Countries:
France
Awards:

1967 Venice Film Festival Special Jury Prize

BBFC:
Release Date:
23/07/2007
Run Time:
93 minutes
Languages:
French LPCM Mono
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Introduction by Colin MacCabe
BBFC:
Release Date:
23/04/2018
Run Time:
96 minutes
Languages:
French LPCM Mono
Subtitles:
English
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.37:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • Audio commentary by film historian James Quandt
  • Interviews with actor Michel Semeniako, assistant director Charles L. Bitsch and second assistant director Jean-Claude Sussfeld
  • Denitza Bantcheva on La Chinoise, the author discusses the film and its politics
  • Behind-the-Scenes TV Report featuring footage with Godard and the cast
  • Venice Film Festival press conference featuring Godard and scenes from the production
  • Theatrical trailer

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Reviews (1) of La Chinoise

Interesting 50 year old film on Socialism in France - La Chinoise review by Cato

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16/07/2018

Jean- Luc Godard's film on Communism, which is apparently supposed to be humorous, although I didn't really find it at all funny (French humour maybe). It's about five Parisian students, which I found extremely realistic but were apparently actors, talking about the state in which they find themselves at that time in French history. Definitely for intellectual socialistically leaning viewers this one.

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