Le palanquin des larmes (1987)

Directed by

Jacques Dorfmann

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Canada

Runtime

1h 53m

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 4 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.

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How it feels

This film tells the true story of a woman born in Shanghai during the Sino-Japanese War. She is forced into marriage at 13, survives civil war and Mao's rise, and later rebuilds her life after becoming a widow.

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What happens

Le Palanquin des larmes est un film franco-canado-chinois réalisé par Jacques Dorfmann et sorti en 1988. Ce film raconte l'histoire vraie de Chow Ching Lie, écrivain, pianiste et femme d'affaires née en 1936 à Shanghai, en Chine, pendant la seconde guerre sino-japonaise. Mariée de force à 13 ans, elle a connu la guerre civile et l'arrivée au pouvoir de Mao. Devenue veuve, elle peut reprendre sa destinée en main. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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