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An Army Camp: Nanking (1976)

1976 · Short film · 26 min

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Note: Purchased under a grant from the Sidney Myer Charity Trust This is one of a 12 part series filmed with official approval in direct-cinema mode during the Cultural Revolution. The filmmakers sought to achieve a certain intimacy with their subjects by living at the locations. This part gives a view of army life in which officers eat with the men and the soldiers and their wives work in factories, community and cultural activities. For an alternative view of the Cultural Revolution see…

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Running time
26 minutes
Internet Archive item
anarmycampnankingpart2_201504

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