Janghwa Hongryeon jeon (1924)
- Original title
- 장화홍련전
- Directed by
- Yeong-hwan Kim
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- Korea
- 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
This is a silent film based on a Korean fairy tale. It tells the story of two sisters named Janghwa and Hongryeon.
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What happens
Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon (literally The Story of Janghwa and Hongryeon) is a 1924 Korean silent film, the first feature film produced entirely by Korean filmmakers. The film is based on a popular Korean fairy tale Janghwa Hongryeon jeon which had been adapted into film versions in 1924, 1936, 1956, 1962 and 1972. Park Seung Pil served as the byeonsa for this film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Arirang (1957)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.