Painted Skin (2008)
- Original title
- 画皮
- Directed by
- Gordon Chan
- Genre
- fantasy film, action film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 167 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
A general and his wife take in a mysterious woman who is actually a fox spirit. The spirit uses her powers to seduce the general and cause tension in the household. Warriors and lovers clash over betrayal and loyalty in ancient China.
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What happens
Painted Skin (Chinese: 畫皮) is a 2008 supernatural-fantasy film directed by Gordon Chan, starring Donnie Yen, Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Zhao Wei, Sun Li and Qi Yuwu. The film is co-produced by China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Although the film is based partly on a supernatural premise, it is more of an action-romance than a horror film. Painted Skin is based, very loosely, on "The Painted Skin", a short story from the collection Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. The theme song of the film, Huà Xīn (畫心; Painted Heart), was performed by Jane Zhang. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Fox Lover (2013)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.