The Adventures of Sanmao the Waif (1949)
- Original title
- 三毛流浪记
- Directed by
- Yan Gong, Zhao Ming
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 13 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
A homeless orphan boy with three hairs on his head navigates the streets of Shanghai. He survives through a series of adventures and encounters with strangers. The film mixes humor with the hardships of poverty.
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What happens
The Adventures of Sanmao the Waif (also known as The Winter of Three Hairs, Wanderings of Three-Hairs the Orphan or An Orphan on the Streets) (三毛流浪记) is a 1949 Chinese film released by Kunlun Film Company, directed by Zhao Ming and Yan Gong, and written by Yang Hansheng, Chen Baichen, and Li Tianji. The 1949 film is based on the Sanmao comic, created by Zhang Leping in 1935 and features the well-known Chinese cultural symbol of child poverty, Sanmao (meaning "three hairs"), a homeless orphan boy. The film, which stars Wang Longji, follows Sanmao through his adventures surviving and meeting new people on the streets of Shanghai. The film notably works to counterbalance the tragic story of Sanmao with humor and comedy. Sanmao's visual image of a small boy with a big head and three hairs is well known amongst Chinese people both old and young. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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