Underplayed Gems

The Road to Revival

The Road to Revival poster
Directed by
Zhang Jigang
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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 musical film that shows Chinese history from 1840 to the present. It was made for the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China and uses a huge cast and a large stage.

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What happens

The Road to Revival (simplified Chinese: 复兴之路; traditional Chinese: 復興之路; pinyin: fùxīng zhī lù) is a 2009 Chinese musical film created for the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China. It portrays the historical period from 1840 through contemporary China. Directed by Zhang Jigang, the production featured 3,200 performers and was staged on an arching structure as large as a multi-story building and on a raked stage. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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