How Yukong Moved the Mountains explained

How Yukong Moved the Mountains
Director:Joris Ivens
Marceline Loridan
Released:[1]
Runtime:763 minutes
Country:France
Language:French

How Yukong Moved the Mountains (French: '''Comment Yukong déplaça les montagnes''') is a series of 12 documentary films directed by Marceline Loridan-Ivens and Joris Ivens about the Cultural Revolution. Ivens and his partner Loridan worked on the film between 1972 and 1974, and it was finally released in France in 1976. The film's title refers to Yugong Yishan, an ancient fable about the virtues of perseverance and willpower. At 763 minutes, it is one of the longest theatrical films by running time.

Contents

For English-language distribution, the film was shown in five feature-length parts:[2]

  1. A Woman, A Family; Rehearsal at the Peking Opera[3]
  2. The Fishing Village; The Football Incident;[4] Training at the Peking Circus
  3. The Pharmacy; Traditional Handicrafts;[5] An Army Camp[6]
  4. The Generator Factory; Professor Tsien
  5. The Oilfields;[7] Impressions of a City - Shanghai

Reception

The segment The Football Incident was awarded Best Documentary Short at the 1977 César Awards.

See also

References

  1. Book: Schoots , Hans . Living dangerously: a biography of Joris Ivens. 15 October 2010. 1 June 2000. Amsterdam University Press. 978-90-5356-388-5. 328.
  2. Web site: How Yukong Moved the Mountains (1976) . https://web.archive.org/web/20160811132735/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b70412349 . dead . August 11, 2016 .
  3. Alternate translation: A Performance at the Peking Opera
  4. Alternate translation: The Ball
  5. Alternate translation: Craftsmen
  6. Alternate translation: A Barracks
  7. Alternate translation: Petroleum

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