Manimekalai
- Country
- India
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 named Manimekalai faces the aftermath of a personal tragedy. She encounters various spiritual figures and makes a significant decision about her life.
slow-burnmelancholicvisually lushclassicalepictragicsomberdevotional
What happens
Manimekalai (also known as Balasanyasini) is a 1940 Indian Tamil-language film directed and photographed by Bomman Irani. It is based on the epic of the same name by Chithalai Chathanar. The film stars K. B. Sundarambal as the title character. It was released on 23 November 1940, and failed commercially. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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