Mao by Mao
Overview
A film-détournement biography of Mao Tse-tung in which the life of the recently deceased Great Helmsman is told in his own words, using quotes culled from various Red Guard publications. The rise to power of the film's namesake appears as the inevitable outcome of a dialectical logical. Or so the voice-over might lead one to believe. If the usual practice of détourned films is for the soundtrack to undermine the image, here the reverse occasionally takes place. The images critique Mao's words. They show that which, even in the official visual record of the times, the narrative elides. The film is dedicated to Li Yhi Zhe, the nominal author of a famous Democracy Wall critique of the Maoist state.
Cast
About Mao by Mao (1977)
Released in 1977, Mao by Mao is a documentary and history film from Les Films des Iles (France). It was directed by René Viénet and Wu Xing-ming. The cast is led by Mao Zedong. With a runtime of 28m, the film averages 6.7/10 across 3 TMDB ratings.
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