Ban Geum-ryeon (1982)
- Original title
- 반금련
- Directed by
- Kim Ki-young
- Genre
- historical film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- 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
A woman trapped in an unhappy marriage falls for her husband's handsome brother, setting off a series of betrayals and deadly consequences. This film is based on a classic Chinese novel and was made years before its eventual release due to censorship.
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What happens
Ban Geum-ryeon (Korean: 반금련; also known as The Story of Pan Jinlian) is a 1982 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young, based upon the 16th-century Chinese novel Jin Ping Mei. Filmed in 1975, the film was banned at the time, and 40 minutes of footage had been censored when it was finally released. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Woman and Rain (1982)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.