Sorga Palsoe (1941)
- Directed by
- Tan Tjoei Hock
- 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
This 1941 film from the Dutch East Indies is a tragedy about characters dealing with false hopes. It follows a group of people led by Lo Tjin Nio and Tong Hui as their lives take a sorrowful turn. The movie was a commercial failure and is now believed lost.
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What happens
Sorga Palsoe ([ˈsɔrɡa ˈpalsu]; Indonesian for False Heaven) is a 1941 film from the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) which was directed by Tan Tjoei Hock for Java Industrial Film. The tragedy, starring Lo Tjin Nio, Tong Hui, Lim Poen Tjiaw, and Rohana, was a commercial failure. It is likely lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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