Penyao Village

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Penyao Village (1990)

Directed by Chen Zhen

Documentary · 48m

Finalist for the 1991 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. The pottery produced in Penyao Village, Henan Province, is black, which is the same texture of the exquisite pottery of Longshan culture in China in 2000 BC. In the village, these black pottery basins and black pottery jars are indispensable to life. Wang Zhengcheng began to learn how to make pottery at the age of 13. He has always wanted to become an excellent craftsman like his grandfather in order to restore the glory of his family.

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Crew

Director
Chen Zhen
Writer
Chen Zhen
Editor
Chen Zhen
Producer
Chen Zhen

Details

Original title
盆窑村
Release date
1990-06-20
Runtime
48m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
ZH
Spoken languages
Mandarin
Countries
China