Three Monks (1980)
- Original title
- 三个和尚
- Directed by
- Ah Da
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 20 min
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 32 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
Three monks each arrive at a temple, but no one wants to carry water up the hill. Their selfishness causes trouble until a fire forces them to work together.
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What happens
Three Monks (Chinese: 三个和尚; pinyin: Sān gè héshàng), also translated as The Three Buddhist Priests, is a Chinese animated short film produced by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio (SAFS). After the end of the Cultural Revolution in 1976, the film was one of the first animations created as part of the rebirth period. It won the Silver Bear for Best Short Film at the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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