Touching Starlight (1996)

- Original title
- 星星点灯
- Directed by
- Sun Wenxue
- Genre
- Drama
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 2 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.
How it feels
In 1990s China, a young disabled woman pursues her dream of becoming a singer. She faces struggles but finds support from her community and family.
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What happens
Touching Starlight (or Starlight, Chinese: 星星点灯) is a 1996 Chinese film made for television directed and written by Sun Wenxue. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (1998)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.
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