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10 December 1981 (Australia) more
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Isaac Stern's cultural tour of China is seen, with the master violinist performing and mentoring young Chinese musicians... more | add synopsis
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Won Oscar. more
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excellent, sensitive coverage of the effect of the cultural revolution on musicians in China more (1 total)

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Isaac Stern ... Himself
David Golub ... Himself - Pianist
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Ching-Ling Soong ... Herself (as Madame Sun Yat-Sen)
Leonard Woodcock ... Himself
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84 min
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excellent, sensitive coverage of the effect of the cultural revolution on musicians in China, 21 October 2000
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Author: David Martin-Dawson, Ph.D. (ddaw@aol.com) from Seattle, WA USA

This is one of the most moving films I have ever seen. The 'language of music' gets a lot of mileage in general, but here you see it as the common voice of people who have no other mutual language. It is a film of great sensitivity and honesty, showing the depths of tragedy people experienced under the Cultural Revolution in China, as well as an engaging whirlwind tour into the rich world of traditional and modern (well, 1980s) China. Stern's master classes with young Chinese students are delightful - humorous, enlightening and beautifully human. Well worth seeing or owning.

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