{"product_id":"aba-dvd-up_the012-79597","title":"Up The Yangtze (DVD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner - Best Canadian Documentary - Vancouver International Film Festival\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn China, it is simply known as “The River.” But the Yangtze—and all of the life that surrounds it—is undergoing a truly astonishing transformation wrought by the largest hydroelectric project in history, the Three Gorges Dam. Canadian documentary filmmaker Yung Chang returns to the gorgeous, now-disappearing landscape of his grandfather’s youth to trace the surreal life of a “farewell cruise” that traverses the gargantuan waterway.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Altmanesque narrative agility, a humanist gaze and wry wit, Chang’s Upstairs Downstairs approach beautifully captures the microcosmic society of the luxury liner. Below deck: A bewildered young girl trains as a dishwasher—sent to work by her peasant family, who is on the verge of relocation from the encroaching floodwaters. Above deck: A phalanx of wealthy international tourists set sail to catch a last glance of a country in dramatic flux. The teenaged employees who serve and entertain them—now tagged with new Westernized names like “Cindy” and “Jerry” by upper management—warily grasp at the prospect of a more prosperous future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSingularly moving and cinematically breathtaking, UP THE YANGTZE gives a human dimension to the wrenching changes facing not only an increasingly globalized China, but the world at large.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GXP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41280996606152,"sku":"795975110839","price":39.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/products\/51zg3adtUqL._AC.jpg?v=1654643135","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/es\/products\/aba-dvd-up_the012-79597","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}