The Chinese Shoes

Name: The Chinese Shoes
Director: Tamara Wyss
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2004-10-27
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Tamara Wyss, Timmo Niesner, Franziska Schubert, Martina Treger

2004

1h 44m

Documentary

Director: Tamara Wyss

Writer: Tamara Wyss

Overview

Tamara Wyss retraces her grandparents’ 100-year-old German Empire expedition up the Yangtze through the Three Gorges just before the dam’s completion. Guided by their photos, letters, and recordings, she witnesses disappearing traditions amid China’s breakneck modernization.