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The Resource Ku qian : Bitter money, a film by Wang Bing ; Pyramide International ; Gladys Glover, House on Fire and Chinese Shadows present in coproduction with WIL Productions, Fame Culture Media Co., Ltd., Yisha Production ; director, Wang Bing ; produced by Sonia Buchman, Nicolas R. de la Mothe, Vincent Wang ; produced by Mao Hui

Ku qian : Bitter money, a film by Wang Bing ; Pyramide International ; Gladys Glover, House on Fire and Chinese Shadows present in coproduction with WIL Productions, Fame Culture Media Co., Ltd., Yisha Production ; director, Wang Bing ; produced by Sonia Buchman, Nicolas R. de la Mothe, Vincent Wang ; produced by Mao Hui

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The city of Huzhou, where the film is shot, is home to 18,000 clothing factories. They are staffed by about 300,000 workers, many of them migrants from rural areas in the surrounding provinces. BITTER MONEY follows a handful of these workers, both at work where they may labor for more than 12 hours a day and in their off-hours, as they hang around shabby dorms drinking, dreaming of home, worrying about getting paid, and trying to decide whether their jobs are worth keeping. The factories where these people end up aren't like the massive, futuristic tech assembly lines whose images we've grown accustomed to. Rather, these are mom-and-pop operations in which workers are paid by the piece, and harassment is common
Language
  • chi
  • eng
  • chi
  • chi
Work
Publication
Extent
1 videodisc (164 min.)
Note
  • Widescreen
  • Documentary
  • "An Icarus Films release"--Container
  • "dGenerate Films"--Container
  • Originally filmed between 2014 and 2016
  • Wide screen
  • Includes 16-page booklet with an essay by Aaron Cutler
  • Running time indicated on container: 152 minutes; actual running time: 164 minutes
Isbn
9786317398351
Instance
Label
Ku qian : Bitter money
Title
Ku qian
Title remainder
Bitter money
Statement of responsibility
a film by Wang Bing ; Pyramide International ; Gladys Glover, House on Fire and Chinese Shadows present in coproduction with WIL Productions, Fame Culture Media Co., Ltd., Yisha Production ; director, Wang Bing ; produced by Sonia Buchman, Nicolas R. de la Mothe, Vincent Wang ; produced by Mao Hui
Title variation
Bitter money
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Contributor
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Film distributor
Film editor
Film producer
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Language
  • chi
  • eng
  • chi
  • chi
Summary
The city of Huzhou, where the film is shot, is home to 18,000 clothing factories. They are staffed by about 300,000 workers, many of them migrants from rural areas in the surrounding provinces. BITTER MONEY follows a handful of these workers, both at work where they may labor for more than 12 hours a day and in their off-hours, as they hang around shabby dorms drinking, dreaming of home, worrying about getting paid, and trying to decide whether their jobs are worth keeping. The factories where these people end up aren't like the massive, futuristic tech assembly lines whose images we've grown accustomed to. Rather, these are mom-and-pop operations in which workers are paid by the piece, and harassment is common
Cataloging source
WYU
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Editors, Dominique Auvray, Wang Bing
Dewey number
331.7/6770097248
Language note
In Mandarin with English subtitles
LC call number
HD8039.T42
LC item number
C6 2018
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1967-
  • 1978-
  • 1974-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Wang, Bing
  • Buchman, Sonia
  • La Mothe, Nicolas R. de
  • Wang, Cong
  • Hui, Mao
  • Gladys Glover Films
  • Pyramide International
  • House on Fire (Firm)
  • Chinese Shadows (Firm)
  • WIL Productions
  • Fame Culture Media
  • Yisha Production
  • dGenerate Films (Firm)
  • Icarus Films Home Video
  • Icarus Films
Runtime
164
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Textile workers
  • Work environment
  • Clothing factories
  • Working class
  • China
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
Ku qian : Bitter money, a film by Wang Bing ; Pyramide International ; Gladys Glover, House on Fire and Chinese Shadows present in coproduction with WIL Productions, Fame Culture Media Co., Ltd., Yisha Production ; director, Wang Bing ; produced by Sonia Buchman, Nicolas R. de la Mothe, Vincent Wang ; produced by Mao Hui
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Widescreen
  • Documentary
  • "An Icarus Films release"--Container
  • "dGenerate Films"--Container
  • Originally filmed between 2014 and 2016
  • Wide screen
  • Includes 16-page booklet with an essay by Aaron Cutler
  • Running time indicated on container: 152 minutes; actual running time: 164 minutes
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (164 min.)
Isbn
9786317398351
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
854565002449
Other physical details
sound, color
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)1007837280
  • (OCoLC)on1007837280
  • 1344883
  • 1433276
System details
DVD; NTSC, all regions; widescreen presentation
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Ku qian : Bitter money, a film by Wang Bing ; Pyramide International ; Gladys Glover, House on Fire and Chinese Shadows present in coproduction with WIL Productions, Fame Culture Media Co., Ltd., Yisha Production ; director, Wang Bing ; produced by Sonia Buchman, Nicolas R. de la Mothe, Vincent Wang ; produced by Mao Hui
Publication
Note
  • Widescreen
  • Documentary
  • "An Icarus Films release"--Container
  • "dGenerate Films"--Container
  • Originally filmed between 2014 and 2016
  • Wide screen
  • Includes 16-page booklet with an essay by Aaron Cutler
  • Running time indicated on container: 152 minutes; actual running time: 164 minutes
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (164 min.)
Isbn
9786317398351
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
854565002449
Other physical details
sound, color
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)1007837280
  • (OCoLC)on1007837280
  • 1344883
  • 1433276
System details
DVD; NTSC, all regions; widescreen presentation
Video recording format
DVD

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