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ခြေဖဝါးတော်နုနု (Ché Phawa Daw Nu Nu) [Tender are the Feet]

Film Synopsis

Sein Lin, the drummer for a traditional Burmese dance theatre group in Rangoon, falls in love with beautiful dancer Khin San. When she leaves the group to pursue a career as a film actress, he gives her a small figure as a keepsake, a symbol of traditional theatre. He tells her to return it only when she is certain she wants to stay in film. After celebrating her first cinema successes and deciding to marry producer Hla Tun, Khin San finally gives the figure back to a sad Sein Lin. The story takes a different turn however when Khin San realizes that Hla Tun has been keeping something significant from her.
This black and white film from 1972 was made under the Burmese dictatorship, telling a story of romantic love and providing insight into the repertoire and everyday life of a traditional travelling theater group.
The way in which a traditional dancer develops into a film actress breaks with cultural tradition, as does Sein Lin’s performance in a jazz club whose signs of colonial influence are on clear display. This important reference point for today’s generation of filmmakers has now been restored. (Gabriela Seidel-Hollaender)

https://www.arsenal-berlin.de/en/berlinale-forum/archive/program-archive/2014/special-screenings/che-phawa-daw-nu-nu.html

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Film Details

Alternate Titles: Tender are the Feet

Language: Burmese

Original Production Country: Myanmar (Burma)

Original Release Year: 1973

Original Distribution Company: Min Lwin Films

Production Company: Pan Wai Wai Film Production, Rangoon

Executive Producer:

Producer: Min Lwin

Director: Maung Wunna

Writer: Min Shin (based on a novel by Aung Lin)

Cinematography: Maung Soe

Editor: Maung Wunna

Sound Editor:

Music/Score: Master Thein & Sein Bo Tint

Narrator:

Other Credits: Cast: Zaw Lwin, San San Aye

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

Colour System: B/W

Duration: 106 mins

Restoration Details

Status: Released

Country Where Restored: 

Restoration Release Date: 1 February 2014

Country Restoration First Screened: Germany

Lab Image Restored By:

Lab Audio Restored By: 

Archive Partner(s) In Restoration: 

Restoration Funded By: Goethe-Institut

Restoration Premiere: 64th Berlin Film Festival (Forum), 2 February 2014

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Since 2012, Restoration Asia has been a showcase for the work of archives, technical service providers and distributors in their efforts to preserve the audio-visual heritage of Asia.

Restoration Asia is coordinated by OWL Studio, and is designed for archivists, scholars, students and professionals as well as those with a shared passion for the preservation and restoration of Asian Cinema & Asia’s cinematographic history.

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