Traces (1967)

Original title

이조잔영

Directed by

Shin Sang-ok

Genre

drama, romance, war

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

8.5 of 10 from 2 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.

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How it feels

A Japanese art teacher in Korea aids a Korean independence fighter evading Japanese police. The fighter introduces him to a gisaeng trained in traditional dance, and they fall in love despite her hatred for the Japanese due to her parents' deaths in war.

poignantmelancholicromantictenseslow-pacedbittersweethistorically groundedvisually understated

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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.