China Is Near

China Is Near

1967 · 107 min · IT · 5.9 (18 votes)
Dir. Marco Bellocchio · Starring Glauco Mauri, Paolo Graziosi, Daniela Surina, Elda Tattoli, Pierluigi Aprà, Alessandro Haber · Music Ennio Morricone
Drama

A pair of working class lovers - a secretary and an accountant, scheme to marry into the rich landed gentry.

VIBE

A darkly comedic, yet ultimately somber look at the lengths people go to for a better life. It's a quiet, observational film that lingers with a sense of resigned melancholy.

wrycynicalmelancholicbittersweetsteadyItalian neorealismcharacter studysocial commentaryclass struggleambitionsocial climbingdisillusionment
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