China opens up = Kina abner sig /
This is a view of China in transition through the eyes of six members of the intelligentsia. They are addressing the issue of freedom of expression and censorship. Among them are: an author who points out that if his book gets banned in China he will reap the profits from foreign sales; a film direc...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Chinese |
| Language Notes: | In Chinese and German with English subtitles. |
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New York, NY :
Filmakers Library,
2002.
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| Series: | Filmakers library online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | This is a view of China in transition through the eyes of six members of the intelligentsia. They are addressing the issue of freedom of expression and censorship. Among them are: an author who points out that if his book gets banned in China he will reap the profits from foreign sales; a film director who know how far he can go to get by the censors; a journalist dedicated to socialism who feels she must expose corruption despite receiving threats; a dramatist who speaks out about China's transformation; a composer who observes that Western music has gained acceptance; and an artist who looks forward to the day when 'more voices can be heard.' They offer widely differing opinions about China's future. Some have developed into high powered entrepreneurs; others still long for communism in its purest form. Artistic freedom is no longer looked upon as a force that threatens the system. There is a growing understanding that in a society as complex as China's, the state-sanctioned arts of the communist era are simplistic and irrelevant. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed June 10, 2015). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (24 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 00:23:50 |