| China Is Near | |
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| Directed by | Marco Bellocchio |
| Written by | Marco Bellocchio Elda Tattoli |
| Produced by | Franco Cristaldi Oscar Brazzi |
| Starring | Glauco Mauri Elda Tattoli Paolo Graziosi |
| Cinematography | Tonino Delli Colli |
| Edited by | Roberto Perpignani |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
China Is Near (Italian: La Cina è vicina) is a 1967 Italian drama film written and directed by Marco Bellocchio. It is a satirical movie about the struggle for political and social power. In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978."[1] Although selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Academy Awards, it was not nominated.
- ^ "Ecco i cento film italiani da salvare Corriere della Sera". www.corriere.it. Retrieved 2021-03-11.