The Pharmacy: Shanghai
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.
Director: Joris Ivens
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Details
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release
- Mar 10, 1976
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Joris Ivens