Canton, the Chinese City

Overview

Canton is said to be the most Chinese of cities: eight million people, a city running wild, where the past disappears under concrete and tarmac. Rob Rombout and the video artist Robert Cahen follow five people caught between two cultures, two systems, two ideas of art. A window, a photograph, a painting or a foreign language always stands between them and the city. The film asks what it means to be in China and, at the same time, not to be there.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2001

Original language

French

Spoken languages

Cantonese, Chinese, French

Countries

France, Belgium

Production

RTBF,ARTE,Les Films de L'Observatoire,Centre International de Création Vidéo Montbéliard Belfort

Director

Rob Rombout,Robert Cahen

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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