Mao by Mao
Mao by Mao
1977, French. Directed by René Viénet & Francis Deron & Wu Xing-ming.
A film-détournement biography of Mao Tse-tung in which the life of the recently deceased Great Helmsman is told in his own words, using quotes culled from various Red Guard publications. The rise to power of the film's namesake appears as the inevitable outcome of a dialectical logical. Or so the voice-over might lead one to believe. If the usual practice of détourned films is for the soundtrack to undermine the image, here the reverse occasionally takes place. The images critique Mao's words. They show that which, even in the official visual record of the times, the narrative elides. The film is dedicated to Li Yhi Zhe, the nominal author of a famous Democracy Wall critique of the Maoist state.
- Runtime
- 0h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 1 May 1977
- Original title
- Mao par Lui-même
- Country
- France
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Mao by Mao isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 May 1977. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Mao by Mao (1977) was directed by René Viénet and Francis Deron and Wu Xing-ming and stars Mao Zedong.