A Wedding in the Dream (1948)
- Original title
- 生死恨
- Directed by
- Fei Mu
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h
- 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 Peking opera performer faces a tragic romance. The story follows a woman separated from her husband by war and left to grieve.
theatricalelegiacstylizedmelancholicslow-pacedold-fashionedoperaticpoignant
What happens
A Wedding in the Dream (Chinese: 生死恨; pinyin: Shēngsǐ hèn) is a 1948 Chinese Peking opera film directed by Fei Mu and is considered China's first color film. It starred and was co-written by Mei Lanfang, one of the century's best-known Chinese opera singer. The film is also known as Happiness Neither in Life Nor in Death and Remorse at Death. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Shang shi (1981)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.