China: beyond the clouds

by Agland, Phil Ashby, Charlotte Lu, Lisa

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Title Statements

Full title :China : beyond the clouds / photographed, directed and produced by Phil Agland ; associate producer and translations, Charlotte Ashby ; WETA ; a River Films production for the National Geographic Society ; a coproduction in association with Channel Four Television and Canal+.

Summary

Filmmaker Phil Agland reveals the everyday drama and passion of contemporary China, a country "steeped in tradition and wracked by change," by focussing on life in one small town. Interwoven throughout the four segments of this documentary are the stories of a gang fight, in which one boy is killed, and the subsequent police investigation; a hill country teacher who leaves his charges temporarily in the care of a substitute while he takes a course to improve his skills; and the work of Dr. Tang who practices acupuncture and treats people with problems such as rheumatism and migraines as well as cerebral palsy. Although the focus is on the situation of children and youth in a changing world, the film does not ignore other elements of the community--the elderly, the entrepreneurs, the leaders of the "Street Committee, " etc.--or the history and physical splendour surrounding this small town in China

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©1994.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):National Geographic Society
Place of Publication:Washington, D.C
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1994.

The Physical Object

Description:2 videocassettes (240 min.) : : sound, color ; : 1/2 in.

Edition Identifiers

oclc:ocm31314756
LC Classification:HN733.5
Dewey Decimal:951.05/9

[pt. 1]. A small town in China. A sense of family -- [pt. 2]. For the sake of the children. To be remembered.

Subjects

China China -- Rural conditions China -- Social conditions Chine -- Conditions sociales Documentaires télévisés Documentary television programs Films for the hearing impaired Films pour personnes handicapées auditi… Rural conditions Social conditions Video recordings for the hearing impair… Vidéos pour personnes handicapées audit…