The Peach Blossom Fan (1963)
- Directed by
- Sun Jing
- Country
- People's Republic of China
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 is the film adaptation of a classic Chinese opera from the Qing dynasty. It tells a story set during the fall of the Ming dynasty, focusing on a scholar and a courtesan who use a peach blossom fan as a token of their love. The movie was later suppressed by the Chinese government for glorifying old values.
historicalreflectiveelegiacpoeticstagedlyricalmelancholicpolitically charged
What happens
Taohua shan (桃花扇S, Táohuā shànP, lett. "Il ventaglio dai fiori di pesco") è un film del 1963 diretto da Sun Jing. È l'adattamento cinematografico del dramma dell'era Qing Il ventaglio dai fiori di pesco di Kǒng Shàngrèn e del suo rifacimento jīngjù realizzato dal drammaturgo Ouyang Yuqian. Il film fu condannato dal governo cinese di Mao Zedong nel periodo della cosiddetta "rivoluzione culturale" in quanto considerato celebrativo dei valori della vecchia Cina; per questo, il regista Sun Jing e gli attori Wang Danfeng e Feng Zhe furono allontanati a lungo dall'industria cinematografica. Il film è stato rivalutato solo dopo la morte di Mao. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Ashima (1965)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.