Chun Tao (1988)
- Original title
- 春桃
- Directed by
- Ling Zifeng
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- 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 named Chuntao is separated from her husband Li Mao by bandits on her wedding night. She goes to Beijing to survive and begins living with a man named Liu Xianggao, leading to an emotional story as she navigates life with both men after Li Mao becomes disabled.
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What happens
Chun Tao is a feature film jointly produced by Nanhai Film Company and Liaoning Film Studio, directed by Ling Zifeng. Released in mainland China in 1988. The film was adapted from Xu Dishan's Chun Tao. After telling that Chuntao and Li Mao were scattered by the bandits on the wedding night, she went to Beijing to scavenge the wasteland and lived with Liu Xianggao. The emotional story of her life with two men after Li Mao's accidental disability. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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