The Rain of Sorrow (1964)
- Original title
- 煙雨濛濛
- Directed by
- Wang Yin
- Genre
- romance film
- Country
- Taiwan
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 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 young woman falls into a passionate but troubled relationship. The film follows her emotional struggles as she deals with love and heartbreak.
melancholicromanticpoignantbittersweetemotionally intenseslow-burnvisually lushvintage
What happens
The Rain of Sorrow is a 1965 Taiwanese film directed by Wang Yin, based on Chiung Yao's 1964 novel Fire and Rain. The film stars Wang Yin himself, as well as 21-year-old Gua Ah-leh in her acting debut. Wang Yin handpicked Gua Ah-leh, a recent graduate of National Taiwan Academy of Arts (now National Taiwan University of Arts), from over a thousand candidates for the lead role. The film's other investors wanted a "sexier" bankable actress, but Wang wouldn't budge. Eventually Wang had to finance the film all by himself after other investors quit the project, but his selection proved brilliant. Gua Ah-leh won Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress for this film, and would go on to become one of the greatest actresses in the cinema of Taiwan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Young Lovers (1964)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.