The Vale of Tears (1934)

Genre

drama film

Country

British Hong Kong

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.

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How it feels

A silent film from Hong Kong about a family facing hardship and loss. It was promoted with a giant prop at the theater.

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What happens

《苦海》（英語： The Vale of Tears ）是廣州華藝影片公司（英語：Chinese Artistic Film Company）在1934年初期於香港九龍鑽石山『陳七花園』開設分廠所拍攝的第二齣黑白默片。在香港首輪公映時，中央戲院大堂陳列一座身高九尺的野人道具作為宣傳。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.