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La Chinoise

La Chinoise

Drama · Comedy · 1967

A small group of French students are studying Mao, trying to find out their position in the world and how to change the world to a Maoistic community using terrorism.

Movie details

La Chinoise

“A movie in the making.”

1967 Drama · Comedy 1h 36m

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TMDB

7.0 / 10

Community rating

A small group of French students are studying Mao, trying to find out their position in the world and how to change the world to a Maoistic community using terrorism.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jean-Luc Godard

Written by

Jean-Luc Godard

Anne Wiazemsky

Anne Wiazemsky

Véronique

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Guillaume

Juliet Berto

Juliet Berto

Yvonne

M

Michel Semeniako

Henri

L

Lex De Bruijn

Kirilov

Omar Diop

Omar Diop

Omar

Francis Jeanson

Francis Jeanson

Francis

Court is in session

Put La Chinoise on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.