The Pharmacy: Shanghai
1976, French. Directed by Joris Ivens & Marceline Loridan-Ivens.
Filmed inside Pharmacy No. 3 in Shanghai, Joris Ivens and Marceline Loridan-Ivens document the daily work of a state pharmacy that functions as both a dispensary and a neighborhood medical center. The film focuses on routine interactions between staff and patients, revealing an integrated model of urban healthcare in 1970s China.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 10 March 1976
- Original title
- La Pharmacie no. 3: Shanghai
- Country
- France
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Who directed The Pharmacy: Shanghai?
The Pharmacy: Shanghai (1976) was directed by Joris Ivens and Marceline Loridan-Ivens.