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Mao: Seize the Day, Seize the Hour

Mao: Grib Dagen, Grib Timen1972
  • 34m
  • December 26, 1972

Overview

Mao Zedong was not only a revolutionary leader and thinker, he was also a poet. In poems written in the classic calligraphic tradition he expresses his experiences and visions. In this film, 8 of Mao's poems are sung, recited and interpreted: 'Changsha' (1925), 'Jinggang Mountains' (1928), 'The Long March' (1935), 'Snow' (1936), 'The People's Liberation Army Captures Nanjing' (1949), 'Swimming' (1956), 'Reply to Comrade Guo Moruo' (1961) and 'Reascending Jinggang Mountains' (1965). Through these poems we get a picture of the Chinese revolution from its first beginning in 1921 until the Cultural Revolution. The poems of Mao Zedong have been published in more than 57 million copies

Details

Status
Released
Release date
December 26, 1972
Original language
English
Spoken languages
Chinese, Danish
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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