The Pharmacy: Shanghai

Filmed inside Pharmacy No. 3 in Shanghai, Joris Ivens and Marceline Loridan-Ivens document the daily work of a state pharmacy that functions as both a dispensary and a neighborhood medical center. The film focuses on routine interactions between staff and patients, revealing an integrated model of urban healthcare in 1970s China.

Key Crew

Joris IvensDirector

Crew

Joris Ivens

Director

Marceline Loridan-Ivens

Director