Underplayed Gems

This Life of Mine (1950)

This Life of Mine poster
Original title
我这一辈子
Directed by
Shi Hui
Genre
drama film, drama fiction, historical film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
2h
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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.

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How it feels

A man looks back on his life as a policeman in Beijing over several decades. It shows his personal experiences against the backdrop of China's changing society.

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What happens

This Life of Mine (Wo zhe yi bei zi; Chinese: 我這一輩子) (also known as Life of a Beijing Policeman) is a 1950 Chinese film directed by Shi Hui. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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