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Lotuses in Bloom
Title
Lotuses in Bloom 1960, 1960.
Publication
Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital.
Physical Description
online resource (video file 0:37:41) : Sound, Colour.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Archive Reference: N-504332.
Contributors: Yanev, Georgi; Zahariev, Dimko; Kitanov, Iliya; Qui; Oliver, Haim; Krustev, Georghi; Mincheva, Milohrana; Nguen Lyo; Nguen Tan; Benun, Shimon.
Reproduction of: Bulgaria; North Vietnam, 1960.
Description based on online resource (viewed on 17 October, 2017).
Access and use
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Summary
Documentary highlighting Vietnam’s increased agricultural, industrial and cultural prosperity following the demise of French colonial rule and the establishment of socialism. The film begins by exploring the harsh conditions faced by the Vietnamese under imperial rule with footage of an abandoned prison. It then depicts how socialism has greatly improved the everyday life of the Vietnamese people, with scenes of farming and fishing, factories and metal works, housing construction and schools. Also depicts the beauty of the Vietnamese landscape, with scenes of rainforest wildlife including pythons, sloths, lizards, elephants, monkeys and bears.
Variant and related titles
Socialism on film: the cold war and international propaganda.
Format
Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 02, 2018
Series
The Vietnam War & Southeast Asia
Wars & Revolutions
Credits
Contributors: Yanev, Georgi; Zahariev, Dimko; Kitanov, Iliya; Qui; Oliver, Haim; Krustev, Georghi; Mincheva, Milohrana; Nguen Lyo; Nguen Tan; Benun, Shimon.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Also listed under
Adam Matthew Digital (Firm), digitiser.
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