Underplayed Gems

E yue (2005)

E yue poster
Original title
惡月
Directed by
Chin-Cheng Lu, Chi Yin
Genre
thriller film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 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

A young woman jumps from a building. The film follows the investigation into her death and the possibility that mental illness played a role.

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What happens

Bad Moon (simplified Chinese: 恶月; traditional Chinese: 惡月), also known as E yue, is a 2005 Taiwanese film directed by Willing Lu and Chi Yin. Produced by Central Motion Picture Corporation, the film is 98 minutes long. It stars Kimi Hsia, Ko Shu-chin, Lam Lei, and Yin Chao-te. Bad Moon was previously titled Devil's Holiday (Chinese: 魔鬼假期) and is a horror and thriller film. Bad Moon explores how mental illness may have driven a girl to jump from a building. It was largely filmed late at night which disrupted actor Lam Lei's circadian rhythm and was agonising for him. Apple Daily film critic Zhuang Youfen praised the film, writing, "The plot is suspenseful and compact, and the audience can enjoy the fun of reasoning." Bad Moon had an underwhelming performance at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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