A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth 1988

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The duration of A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth is 46 mins.

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The original language of A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth is English.

Documentary

Runtime

46 mins

Language

English

Director Philip Haas and artist David Hockney guide viewers on a journey through China with the 72‑foot, 17th‑century scroll The Kangxi Emperor’s Southern Inspection Tour (scroll 7, 1691‑1698). As Hockney unfurls the detailed painting, he follows Emperor Kangxi’s southern inspection in 1689, revealing landscape, architecture and court life of era.

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Philip Haas

Director

Does A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth have end credit scenes?

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A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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