Mao: Seize the Day, Seize the Hour

Mao: Seize the Day, Seize the Hour 1972 Directed by Dino Raymond Hansen Mao: Grib Dagen, Grib Timen

Mao Zedong was not only a revolutionary leader and thinker, he was also a poet. In poems written in the classic calligraphic tradition he expresses his experiences and visions. In this film, 8 of Mao's poems are sung, recited and interpreted: 'Changsha' (1925), 'Jinggang Mountains' (1928), 'The Long March' (1935), 'Snow' (1936), 'The People's Liberation Army Captures Nanjing' (1949), 'Swimming' (1956), 'Reply to Comrade Guo Moruo' (1961) and 'Reascending Jinggang Mountains' (1965). Through these poems we get a picture of the Chinese revolution from its first beginning in 1921 until the Cultural Revolution. The poems of Mao Zedong have been published in more than 57 million copies

Country USA

Language English

Spoken Languages Danish , Mandarin

Gnere Documentary

Production Companies Kortfilmrådet , Danmarks Radios Workshop

Release Date 26 December 1972

34 mins