Peony Pavilion (1995)

Original title

我的美麗與哀愁

Directed by

Chen Kuo-Fu

Genre

drama film

Country

Taiwan

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

9.4 of 10 from 5 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

Two women in a city unknowingly share a subtle connection inspired by a Chinese opera. One is a singer, the other a student, and their lives begin to mirror the tragic love story from the opera.

melancholicmysteriousdreamlikepoetichauntingatmosphericsoberingintertwined

What happens

《我的美麗與哀愁》（英語：Peony Pavilion），是陳國富導演繼《國中女生》後又一以女性為主角的電影作品。本片由中國傳統戲曲《牡丹亭》發展，敘述城市中兩個本來互不相識的女子杜莉莉（張本渝飾）與柳玉梅（劉若英飾），卻在冥冥之中產生了微妙的關聯。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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