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A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth (1988)

TMDB 7.70h 46mDocumentary
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Plot Summary

Director Philip Haas and artist David Hockney invite you to join them on a magical journey through China via a marvelous 72-foot long 17th-century Chinese scroll entitled The Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour (1691-1698), scroll seven . As Hockney unrolls the beautiful and minutely detailed work of art, he traces the Emperor Kangxi’s second tour of his southern empire in 1689.

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David Hockney as Self in A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth 1988

David Hockney

Self

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Philip Haas

Director

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A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth was directed by Philip Haas and released in 1988.

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A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth has a runtime of 0 hours and 46 minutes.

Movie Details

Release Date
1988-03-18
Status
Released