Underplayed Gems

Touching Starlight (1996)

Touching Starlight poster
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 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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

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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