The Girl Made of Wood (1958)
- Original title
- 木头姑娘
- Directed by
- He Yumen
- Genre
- animation, fantasy
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 20 min
- 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 old carpenter carves a wooden girl. An old painter gives her color and an old silversmith makes her jewelry. A young herder falls in love with her and sings to bring her to life. Four creators argue over who the living wooden girl belongs to.
whimsicalgentlefolkloriclightheartedanimatedquaintcheerfulpoetic
What happens
《木头姑娘》是一部中国上海美术电影制片厂制作的木偶动画，于1958年上映。 老木匠将一株枯木雕刻成了一个姑娘的模样，老画匠看到这个木头姑娘后，给她绘上了美丽的颜色，老银匠又给她造了一副银饰。木头姑娘被打扮得十分漂亮，栩栩如生。一位牧马的青年看见木头姑娘后，深深地爱上了她，并用歌声打动了木头姑娘，使木头姑娘拥有了生命。正当木头姑娘要与青年并肩离去时，木匠、画匠和银匠追过来与青年争执，四人均认为木头姑娘应属于自己…… (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Fishing Child (1959)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.