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Wearing Velvet Slippers under a Golden Umbrella (1970)

Wearing Velvet Slippers under a Golden Umbrella poster
Directed by
Wunna
Country
Myanmar
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A young woman navigates love and social expectations in 1970s Myanmar. The story follows her relationships with two men from different backgrounds.

classicblack-and-whitedramaticearnestmelodramatichistorically rootedslow-paced

What happens

Wearing Velvet Slippers under a Golden Umbrella (Burmese: ကတ္တီပါ ဖိနပ်စီး ရွှေထီးဆောင်း, Pronounced as Katipa phanat see shwe htee hsaung) is a 1970 Burmese black & white film directed by Maung Wunna starring Myat Mon, Myat Lay and Thet Naung. The film was Maung Wunna's first feature as director and he also wrote the screenplay, based on the novel of the same name by Maung Thara. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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