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China: Beyond the Clouds


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A million stories unfold in Lijiang, a picturesque historic town in the mountains of southwest China. This 4-hour tale follows four local families over several years as their lives twist, turn, deepen, intermingle, and blossom. Their openness is uncharacteristically candid for rural China; a tribute to veteran documentarian Phil Agland. The universal fears and dreams of a vast continent are condensed into a tightly edited few hours of subtitled witness. So intimate is this view of Chinese life that it is close to anthropology. Highly recommended.

— KK

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China: Beyond the Clouds
Produced by National Geographic
1994, 115 min.
$30, DVD

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Posted June 2, 2004 at 11:52 am | comments



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