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Mao: Seize the Day, Seize the Hour
0.0 / 10• 1972• 34m•NR• English
Documentary
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Mao Zedong was not only a revolutionary leader and thinker, he was also a poet. In poems written in the classic calligraphic tradition he expresses his experiences and visions. In this film, 8 of Mao's poems are sung, recited and interpreted: 'Changsha' (1925), 'Jinggang Mountains' (1928), 'The Long March' (1935), 'Snow' (1936), 'The People's Liberation Army Captures Nanjing' (1949), 'Swimming' (1956), 'Reply to Comrade Guo Moruo' (1961) and 'Reascending Jinggang Mountains' (1965). Through these poems we get a picture of the Chinese revolution from its first beginning in 1921 until the Cultural Revolution. The poems of Mao Zedong have been published in more than 57 million copies
What People Are Saying
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Dino Raymond Hansen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
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“Every frame feels alive. Mao: Seize the Day, Seize the Hour is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
