Around China with a Movie Camera

"Take a trip back to China in the first half of the twentieth Century with this presentation of extraordinary, rare and beautiful travelogues, newsreels and home movies."

A new film compiled from the BFI National Archive's unparalleled holdings of early films of China, features films from 1900-48 filmed across China. The cinematic journey of Around China with a Movie Camera contains many films which may never have been seen in China, or at the very least not for over 70 years. These travelogues, newsreels and home movies were made by a diverse group of British and French filmmakers, some professionals, but mainly enthusiastic amateurs, including intrepid tourists, colonial-era expatriates and Christian missionaries.

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Murder: No Apparent Motive

Murder: No Apparent Motive

1984

The Deal

The Deal

2014

Metal Mania

Metal Mania

1989

Half Life

Half Life

2006

Kunst aus dem Todeslager

Kunst aus dem Todeslager

2021

John Early: Now More Than Ever

John Early: Now More Than Ever

2023

Pompeii: The Discovery with Dan Snow

Pompeii: The Discovery with Dan Snow

2023

Sheriff

2004

Animal Charm: Golden Digest

Animal Charm: Golden Digest

1996

Between Science and Garbage

Between Science and Garbage

2004

Behind a Hill

2012

sucking on words

2007

Caligari: When Horror Came to Cinema

Caligari: When Horror Came to Cinema

2014

The Greatest Adventure--The Story of Man's Voyage to the Moon

The Greatest Adventure--The Story of Man's Voyage to the Moon

1979

Tino - Frozen Angel

2014

Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

2004

Snake Man

Snake Man

2014

Egalite for All: Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution

Egalite for All: Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution

2009

The Mystery of Dante

The Mystery of Dante

2014

A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba

A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba

1989