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China Is Near

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A professor shocks his Italian friends and family when he runs for office as a member of the Socialist party.

Critics Reviews

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Renata Adler New York Times Most of the time, however, one is constantly aware that the film seems rather long. Jan 8, 2018 Full Review Simon Abrams Village Voice China Is Near's hysterically cynical plot could easily take place anywhere there's a surplus of social-climbers. Mar 17, 2015 Full Review Pauline Kael The New Yorker Bellocchio makes it all rhyme. The camera glides in and out and around the action; it moves as simply and with as much apparent ease as if it were attached to the director's forehead. Mar 15, 2015 Full Review Manny Farber Artforum Some of it is fun, particularly two lower-class lovers with a cynical snap to them, but most of the time you just sit there and watch. Jun 17, 2019 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Smart scathing satire on modern-day sex and politics. Rated: B May 9, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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walter m In "China Is Near," Vittorio(Glauco Mauri), a professor, has been selected to be the socialist candidate for councilman, despite his severe lack of experience. Well, he is from money, so there is that. That might also explain why Carlo(Paolo Graziosi), a bookkeeper, is so resentful at being passed over. In the meantime, Vittorio's sister Elena(Elda Tattoli) continues with her affairs, as if nothing important else is happening which only serves to irritate her brother. "China Is Near" is a witty political satire aimed at the Socialist Party of Italy which here is accused of waffling between the Communists and the conservative Christian Democrats.(Is it just me or are politics in Italy really weird?) And that's when they are not sidelining women or being distracted by sex. That is kind of ironic because the movie does tend to get distracted in spots, even while managing to be quite entertaining in the end. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Dopo il folgorante esordio de "I pugni in tasca", Marco Bellocchio descrive ancora i retroscena di una famiglia borghese della provincia emiliana. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member film importante nel riflettere con lucidità e in estremo anticipo sulle dinamiche politico-sociali di questo paese, qua viene messo in luce lo scarto assente tra le parti avverse, niente di più vicino a quanto accada oggi di frequente. socialisti, cattolici, personalità appartenenti alla democrazia cristiana qua rappresentano tutti la crescita delle bassezze della realtà politica italiana, in un caotico "magna magna" di voti, scambi di partner e intrighi sessuali. Grande msica di Morricone come nel precedente capolavoro I pugni in tasca. Fantastica "Poesia" di Don Backy sul finale. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A professor shocks his Italian friends and family when he runs for office as a member of the Socialist party.
Director
Marco Bellocchio
Producer
Franco Cristaldi
Screenwriter
Marco Bellocchio, Elda Tattoli
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Italian
Runtime
1h 48m