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SeinLin,thedrummerforatraditionalBurmesedancetheatregroupinRangoon,fallsinlovewithbeautifuldancerKhinSan.Whensheleavesthegrouptopursueacareerasafilmactress,hegivesherasmallfigureasakeepsake,asymboloftraditionaltheatre.Hetellshertoreturnitonlywhensheiscertainshewantstostayinfilm.AftercelebratingherfirstcinemasuccessesanddecidingtomarryproducerHlaTun,KhinSanfinallygivesthefigurebacktoasadSeinLin.ThestorytakesadifferentturnhoweverwhenKhinSanrealizesthatHlaTunhasbeenkeepingsomethingsignificantfromher.<br/> Thisblackandwhitefilmfrom1972wasmadeundertheBurmesedictatorship,tellingastoryofromanticloveandprovidinginsightintotherepertoireandeverydaylifeofatraditionaltravellingtheatergroup.<br/> Thewayinwhichatraditionaldancerdevelopsintoafilmactressbreakswithculturaltradition,asdoesSeinLin'sperformanceinajazzclubwhosesignsofcolonialinfluenceareoncleardisplay.Thisimportantreferencepointfortoday'sgenerationoffilmmakershasnowbeenrestored.(Berlinale2014)