Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (1998)
- Original title
- 上海纪事
- Directed by
- Peng Xiaolian
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 6.5 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
The film follows a young woman in Shanghai during the late 1940s as her everyday life and relationships are disrupted by the approaching communist takeover. It shows how ordinary people navigate a city on the brink of major change.
melancholicnostalgicslow-burnunsettlingatmosphericcontemplativebittersweet
What happens
Once Upon a Time in Shanghai is a 1998 Chinese film directed by Peng Xiaolian, set in the tumultuous late-1940s just before the communist takeover of Shanghai. The film stars Wang Yanan and Yuan Quan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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