Up the Yangtze [videodisc]
A "farewell cruise" takes a luxury ship up the vast Yangtze River shortly before completion of the massive Three Gorges Dam. The passengers glimpse a rapidly changing countryside, while the local people struggle to adapt as their lives are irrevocably altered.
| Main Author: | Alary, Olivier, 1975- (Composer) |
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| Corporate Author: | Eyesteelfilm (Firm), National Film Board of Canada., National Geographic Channel (Television station : Washington, D.C.), CBC Newsworld., American Documentary, Inc., Canadian Broadcasting Corporation., Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen., Zeitgeist Films. |
| Other Authors: | Aung-Thwin, Mila., Wong, Germaine Ying Gee., Christou, John., Chang, Yung, 1977- |
| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English Chinese Sichuan Yi |
| Published: |
[New York, N.Y.] :
Zeitgeist Films,
2008.
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| Edition: | Anamorphic widescreen format (16:9). |
| Series: |
POV (Television program)
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| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: |
website |
| Summary: |
A "farewell cruise" takes a luxury ship up the vast Yangtze River shortly before completion of the massive Three Gorges Dam. The passengers glimpse a rapidly changing countryside, while the local people struggle to adapt as their lives are irrevocably altered. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally produced as a feature film in 2007. Container insert includes interview Q & A by director Yung Chang. Special features: Time-lapse flood footage of the Yangtze River (3 min.); "Research Demo" footage (9 min.); deleted scenes (25 min.); theatrical trailer (2 min.). |
| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded leaflet |
| Format: |
DVD-Video; NTSC, region 1; Dolby 5.1, Dolby stereo 2.0. |
| Audience: |
Not rated. |
| Production Credits: |
Music by Olivier Alary ; editor, Hannele Halm ; director of photography, Wang Shi Qing ; supervising sound editor, Cory Rizos. |