IDFA 2008
La Pharmacie
Joris Ivens, Marceline Loridan-Ivens
France
1976
79 min
An impression of a pharmacy in Shanghai, filmed over a period of weeks. The film shows how the staff treat the patients, how they criticise one another and how Chinese medicine, including acupuncture and herbal remedies, are the order of the day.
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Eye Film Institute Netherlands
Eye Film Institute Netherlands