Dream of the Red Chamber (1944)
- Original title
- 紅樓夢
- Directed by
- Bu Wancang
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 2h 05m
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 5 voters
- 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
An adaptation of the classic novel about a wealthy family's decline and a love story between a sensitive young man and a melancholic woman. The film uses Yue Opera style and casts a female actor in the male lead role.
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What happens
Dream of the Red Chamber (traditional Chinese: 紅樓夢; simplified Chinese: 红楼梦; pinyin: Hónglóu mèng) (also known as Dream of the Red Mansions and The Red Chamber Dream) is a 1944 Chinese film directed by Bu Wancang. It is an adaptation of the classic 18th century Qing-era novel by Cao Xueqin. The film follows Yue Opera tradition of casting a female actor in a male role. It is the third known film adaptation of the novel. The earliest was a short film made in 1924 starring male Peking Opera singer Mei Lanfang as Lin Daiyu, and the second a silent film made in 1927, directed by Ren Pengnian and Yu Boyan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Farewell My Concubine (1993)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.