Pékin Central (1986)

3.3/10 92 min Comedy

Overview

The unique distinction of this standard comedy drama is that it is the first foreign, feature-length movie filmed in mainland China. Novice director Camille de Casabianca obtained permission from the authorities and set up her story around Valerie (Christine Citti), a woman who follows Yves (Yves Renier), the man she loves, to China. Yves is a journalist assigned to report on Western tourists behind the Bamboo Curtain, and it is an unintentionally comical group of tourists at that.

Cast

Yves Rénier

Yves Barnier

Camille de Casabianca

Véronique

Alain Tasma

Man in love

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