How, during the Cultural Revolution, a Chinese ballet film wowed the West after premiering at Venice
How, during the Cultural Revolution, a Chinese ballet film wowed the West after premiering at Venice
In 1971, at the height of the Cultural Revolution, Beijing sent a film of Chinese ballet The Red Detachment of Women to the Venice International Film Festival, from where it became a hit with Western movie-goers.
In 1971, at the height of the Cultural Revolution, Beijing sent a film of Chinese ballet The Red Detachment of Women to the Venice International Film Festival, from where it became a hit with Western movie-goers.