Sorrows of the Forbidden City (1948)
- Original title
- 清宫秘史
- Directed by
- Zhu Shilin
- Genre
- historical film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 7 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
This 1948 Chinese film is set in the Qing dynasty court. It centers on the emperor and the political tensions surrounding him. The story looks at palace life and the conflicts between tradition and change.
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What happens
Sorrows of the Forbidden City (Chinese: 清宮秘史; pinyin: Qīng gōng mìshǐ; lit. 'Secret History of the Qing Court') is a Mandarin Chinese film released in 1948. It was directed by Zhu Shilin and filmed in Hong Kong. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the film was criticized as "treasonous" for its positive depiction of the Emperor. However, its reputation has risen in recent years, and it was ranked as the 37th best Chinese film of all time in the Hong Kong Film Awards poll of 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Spring in a Small Town (1948)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.