Ouw Peh Tjoa (1934)
- Directed by
- The Teng Chun
- Genre
- horror, fantasy
- Country
- Dutch East Indies
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A magical snake takes human form after gaining mystical powers. Based on a Chinese folktale, it shows the snake's doomed attempt to live among people.
mythologicaltragicdramaticslow-pacedmagicalfolklore-basedsomber
What happens
Ouw Peh Tjoa (Chinese: 烏白蛇; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O͘ Pe̍h Chôa; Hokkien for Black and White Snakes), also known by the Malay-language title Doea Siloeman Oeler Poeti en Item (meaning Two Snakes, One White and One Black), is a 1934 film from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). It was directed and produced by The Teng Chun. Adapted from Legend of the White Snake, a Chinese folktale, it follows a magical snake who passes as a human but ultimately dies. The film, now possibly lost, was followed by one sequel, Anaknja Siloeman Oeler Poeti, in 1936. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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