Picks and Pans Review: The Human Face of China

UPDATED 07/14/1980 at 01:00 AM EDT • Originally published 07/14/1980 at 01:00 AM EDT

PBS (check local listings)

This five-week series, produced by the Australian Film Commission, is often innocuous and wide-eyed, but it offers a rare look at daily life in China. The first installment focuses on the 120-member Shensi Provincial Acrobatic Troupe.

FRIDAY, JULY 11