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La Chinoise

La Chinoise

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La Chinoise

"A movie in the making."

1967

1h 36m

6.9(247 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

A small group of French students are studying Mao, trying to find out their position in the world and how to change the world to a Maoistic community using terrorism.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Anne Wiazemsky

Anne Wiazemsky

Véronique

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Guillaume

Juliet Berto

Juliet Berto

Yvonne

Michel Semeniako

Henri

Lex De Bruijn

Kirilov

Omar Diop

Omar Diop

Omar

Francis Jeanson

Francis Jeanson

Francis

Blandine Jeanson

Blandine

Eliane Giovagnoli

Son Ami

Charles L. Bitsch

Self - Assistant Director (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Jean-Luc Godard
Written by: Jean-Luc Godard

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