La Chinoise
Seen it?1967 | 96 min | Drama, Comedy
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Critics loved it (95% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Back to the Future or Forrest Gump, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1967: an older pace and style.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
95% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
Won 1 Venice award: Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$31K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 42K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
- Anne WiazemskyVéronique
- Jean-Pierre LéaudGuillaume
- Juliet BertoYvonne
- Michel SemeniakoHenri
- Lex De BruijnKirilov
- Omar DiopOmar
- Francis JeansonFrancis
- Blandine JeansonBlandine
- Eliane GiovagnoliSon Ami
- Charles L. BitschSelf - Assistant Director (uncredited)