Title：Chung Kuo - Cina Year：1972 Genre：Documentary Language：Italian / Chinese Country：Italy Director：Michelangelo Antonioni Writer：Andrea Barbato / Michelangelo Antonioni Actors：Giuseppe Rinaldi Plot：A documentary on China, concentrating mainly on the faces of the people, filmed in the areas they were allowed to visit. The 220-minute version consists of three parts. The first part, taken around Beijing, includes a cotton factory, older sections of the city, and a clinic where a Caesarean operation is performed using acupuncture. The middle part visits the Red Flag canal and a collective farm in Henan, as well as the old city of Suzhou. The final part shows the port and industries of Shanghai and ends with a stage presentation by Chinese acrobats.
