Sovannahong (1967)

Original title

សុវណ្ណហង្

Directed by

Yvon Hem

Genre

fantasy, romance

Country

Cambodia

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.

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How it feels

A giant golden phoenix, inspired by Khmer mythology, is created and takes to the skies. The film follows this mythical being and its adventures in a fantastical Cambodia.

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What happens

Sovannahong (Khmer: សុវណ្ណហង្ស, en. Golden Phoenix) is a 1967 Cambodian film directed by Yvon Hem and based on Khmer mythology about the first Khmer creation of a giant phoenix made from gold which similar to the plane nowadays. It is one of the most successful local fantasy films in the 1960s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.