One More Effort, Chinamen, if you want to be revolutionaries!

Unlike his earlier films "Can Dialectics Break Bricks?" and "The Girls of Kamare", which "detourned" drama films, in this one, Viénet uses a great variety of sources (particularly archive footage of People's Republic of China leaders) to compose a political documentary sharply critical of Mao's legacy in China. The title is a reference to the pamphlet "Français, encore un effort si vous voulez être républicains" featured in "Philosophy in the Bedroom" of Marquis de Sade.

Release Date

October 1, 1977

Status

Released

Original Title

Chinois, encore un effort pour être révolutionnaires

Runtime

1h 52min

Budget

Revenue

Language

French

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