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DirectorPhilip Haas

Runtime0h 46m · NR

GenresDocumentary

Release1988-03-18

Where to watchcriterion-channel · kino-film-collection

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A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth

Name: A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth
Released: 1988-03-18

1988· NR· 0h 46m· Documentary

Director Philip Haas and artist David Hockney invite you to join them on a magical journey through China via a marvelous 72-foot long 17th-century Chinese scroll entitled The Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour (1691-1698), scroll seven . As Hockney unrolls the beautiful and minutely detailed work of art, he traces the Emperor Kangxi’s second tour of his southern empire in 1689.

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Key Crew

DirectorPhilip Haas

WriterDavid Hockney

ProducerPhilip Haas

Director of PhotographyCurtis Clark

EditorCurtiss Clayton

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Details

Released1988-03-18

Runtime0h 46m · NR

StatusReleased

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Rating7.7/10 · 3 votes

Original languageen

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