China Is Near

★★★★★

Original title: La Cina è vicina · Turkish title: Çin yakındır

1967 · 1 h 47 min

Directed by Marco Bellocchio

Drama

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Cast

Glauco Mauri Elda Tattoli

Credits

Written by: Marco Bellocchio

Plot

A satire about a family of the Italian left and right.

Sinekatalog’s take

Marco Bellocchio's satire follows an Italian family split between left and right, with petty plots and bourgeois hypocrisy. Glauco Mauri leads a sharp, bitter and funny early work that won a Silver Lion at Venice.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (496 votes)
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