China. Die Künste – Der Alltag

English title: China. The Arts - The People

Director: Ulrike Ottinger    → show biography   ← hide biography

Biography: Ulrike Ottinger lived in Paris from 1962 to 1968, working as a painter and photographer. In 1966, she wrote her first screenplay, Die mongolische Doppelschublade. In 1969, she founded the filmclub visuell in Konstanz, which she headed until 1972. She has lived in Berlin since 1973. Since then, she has made 21 films, as well as directing plays and operas. Her films have been screened at every major international film festival. Her work has also been honored with numerous retrospectives and exhibitions from Mexico to Shanghai, New York to Oslo.

Country: West Germany

Year: 1985

Synopsis: In this four and a half hour documentary or filmic tavelogue, Ulrike Ottinger tries to impart new ways of seeing a foreign culture. "In my previous films I have dealt with the themes of exoticism, minorities and their differing role behaviour within their own culture. Now I am interested in expanding this theme, in getting to know a 'real exoticism' in a foreign land and in a different culture. I am attempting to conduct a visual discourse with my camera about exoticism as a question of point-of-view." Ulrike Ottinger

Language: Mandarin

Forum participation year: 1986

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