The unique distinction of this standard comedy drama is that it is the first foreign, feature-length movie filmed in mainland China. Novice director Camille de Casabianca obtained permission from the authorities and set up her story around Valerie (Christine Citti), a woman who follows Yves (Yves Renier), the man she loves, to China. Yves is a journalist assigned to report on Western tourists behind the Bamboo Curtain, and it is an unintentionally comical group of tourists at that.
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Cast
13 people
Yves Rénier
Yves Barnier
Known for
Guardian Angels
Peppermint Soda
Pascale Bailly
Woman in love
Bernard Verley
Camille de Casabianca
Véronique
Known for
P.R.O.F.S.
Sophie Deschamps
Myriam
Christine Citti
Valérie Mareuil
Alain Tasma
Man in love
Known for
The Last Metro
Marco Bisson
Bruno Decugis
Béatrice Lord
Clémentine
Jacques Pibarot
Jean
Françoise Taguet
Mme Petlet
Hubert Watrinet
M. Petlet
Camille de Casabianca Director · Raymond Depardon Cinematographer
First release October 8, 1986 · Produced in France
Production
Melody Movies
Production
France
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · October 8, 1986
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
China
December 6, 2024 · Premiere · Hainan Island International Film Festival
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