China Is Near

China Is Near (1967)

La Cina è vicina

A pair of working class lovers - a secretary and an accountant, scheme to marry into the rich landed gentry.

Date of release
1967-09-22
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (27)
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
Drama
Director
Marco Bellocchio

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Imola, Faenza, and Dozza
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival

China Is Near is a 1967 Italian drama film written and directed by Marco Bellocchio. It is a satirical movie about the struggle for political and social power. In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978." Although selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Academy Awards, it was not nominated.

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