Gui Daò - On the Way: Some Chinese Women Told Us ...

19801 h 20 min 27 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Georges Dufaux

Production: Jean Dansereau

Insights into Chinese society abound in this documentary, which shows the lives of women who work unloading freight trains at Wuchang Station, Hubei Province, China. The camera focuses on a newly-wed couple, radiant with optimism, and contrasts the tested marriage of Wang Wen Chin in all its wistfulness. The pace of the film reflects the serenity of its subjects and the conspicuous absence of Western-style stress.

Subject categories


  • Developing Countries > ChinaFamily LifeOccupations and WorkWomenWorking Life
  • Women > Developing CountriesWorking Life
  • Families > Families in Foreign CountriesSociety and the FamilyWomen and Work
  • Work and Labour Relations > Family Life and WorkWomenWorking Life
  • Transportation > RailwaysWork and Labour Relations
  • Family Studies/Home Economics > Family Diversity and ChallengesFeminism
  • History > World History

Credits


director
Georges Dufaux
photography
Georges Dufaux
producer
Jean Dansereau
sound
Richard Besse
editing
Werner Nold
sound editing
Bernard Bordeleau
re-recording
Jean-Pierre Joutel
Roger Lamoureux