Love of the White Snake (1978)
- Original title
- 真白蛇傳
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Rating
- 9.0 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
A white snake spirit takes human form and falls in love with a kind pharmacist. Their romance is challenged by supernatural forces and human prejudice.
romanticfantasticalfolkloricdramaticvisually classicemotionaltragicmagical
What happens
Love of the White Snake (Traditional Chinese: 真白蛇傳 Chinese: 真白色传) is a 1978 Hong Kong fantasy romance film. Directed by Chen Chi-hwa, the film is an adaptation of the Chinese folklore Legend of the White Snake. The film stars Brigitte Lin as Madame White Snake (Bai Suzhen), Chin Tse-Min as the Green Snake (Xiao Qing), and Charlie Chin as pharmacist Xu Xian. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
The Sorcerer and the White Snake (2011)
Madam White Snake (1962)
White Snake (2019)
Green Snake (1993)
White Snake (2019)
The White Snake (1980)
New Legend of Madame White Snake (1992)
Madam White Snake (2001)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.