China Is Near
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Marco Bellocchio
Glauco Mauri
Elda Tattoli
Paolo Graziosi
Daniela Surina
Pierluigi Aprà
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
When Vittorio, a bumbling 35-year-old professor of political science from a land-owning family in northern Italy, decides to run for office on the Socialist ticket, he incurs the wrath of his young brother Camillo, a Maoist seminarian. His sister, Elena, is impregnated by his working-class campaign manager, Carlo, who hopes to marry into the family fortune. Giovanna, Vittorio's secretary and Carlo's mistress, follows suit. Inspired by her lover's example, she attempts to conceive by her boss. The candidate's mastery of birth control, however, frustrates her design. Conspiring with Carlo, she becomes pregnant. His preventative measures notwithstanding, she informs Vittorio that he is about to become a father. Sensing political advantage, Vittorio acquiesces and informs the voters that, despite his superior social standing, he will marry a member of the proletariat. Meanwhile, Elena, disregarding Carlo's objections, attempts to obtain an abortion. As a physician prepares to perform the illegal operation, a protesting Capuchin monk at Carlo's instigation falls on his knees before the doctor. Fearing imprisonment, the abortionist begs the priest to hear his confession. At a victory celebration for his brother, Camillo and his cronies let loose a cat and police dogs.
Director
Marco Bellocchio
Cast
Glauco Mauri
Elda Tattoli
Paolo Graziosi
Daniela Surina
Pierluigi Aprà
Alessandro Haber
Claudio Trionfo
Laura De Marchi
Claudio Cassinelli
Renato Jalenti
Mimma Biscardi
Crew
Augusto Aquilani
Francesco Arcangeli
Giambattista Bassi
Marco Bellocchio
Sandro Berdondini
M. Teresa Bernabei
Remigio Bettoli
Oscar Brazzi
Renato Cadueri
Franco Cristaldi
Vittorio De Sisti
Tonino Delli Colli
Franco Di Giacomo
Gianfranco Fontana
Rodolfo Frattaioli
Rodolfo Frattaioli
The Boys Of The Collegio S. Caterina Di Imola
The People Of Imola
Giuseppe Lanci
Giuseppe Longanesi
Ondina Longanesi
Gianmaria Mariani
Carla Marzari
Gustavo Mazzini
Izza Mazzini
Ennio Morricone
Giuseppe Mugnani
Bruno Nicolai
Ugo Novello
Ugo Novello
Roberto Perpignani
Renato Reggi
Mimmo Scavia
Sofia Serristori
Irma Silimbani
Elda Tattoli
Elda Tattoli
Giuliano Todeschini
Claudio Tura
Luigi Vannini
Roberto Wougher
Sofia Zanelli
Film Details
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Trivia
Notes
Released in Italy in 1967 as La Cina è vicina; running time: 116 min.
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the International Film Critics Award at the 1967 Venice Film Festival.
Released in United States August 20, 1990
Released in United States Winter January 8, 1968
Released in United States Winter January 8, 1968
Released in United States August 20, 1990 (Shown at Lincoln Center, New York City in the series "A Roman Holiday" August 20, 1990.)
Shown at Lincoln Center, New York City in the series "A Roman Holiday" August 20, 1990.
