Love and Liquor (Burmese: မေတ္တာနှင့်သူရာ; Myitta Hnint Thuyar) is a 1920 Burmese black & white silent film directed by Ohn Maung, written by P Moe Nin and starring Nyi Pu. It was the first Burmese feature film, and the day it premiered, 13 October 1920, is commemorated annually as Myanmar Movie Day.
| Love and Liquor | |
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 Advertisement of Love & Liquor Film | |
| Burmese | မေတ္တာနှင့်သူရာ |
| Directed by | U Ohn Maung |
| Written by | P Moe Nin |
| Produced by | Burma Film Company |
| Starring | Nyi Pu, Yee Yee |
| Distributed by | Burma Film Company |
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| Country | Myanmar |
| Language | Silent |
Plot
editLove and Liquor is the story about how gambling and alcohol destroyed a man's life.[1]
Cast
editProduction and release
editOhn Maung, Burma's pioneer filmmaker, had founded the Burma Film Company. He hired Nyi Pu, Burma's first actor, to act in the first Burmese feature film, the silent Myitta Nit Thuya (Love and Liquor).
The film opened with the title "Burma Film Presents: Love and Liquor" but there were no credits or mention of the cast. It was based on a story by P Moe Nin.
Love and Liquor premiered at the Royal Cinema in Yangon on 13 October 1920, a day since commemorated as Myanmar Movie Day.[2][3]
The film proved a major success, despite its poor quality due to a fixed camera position and inadequate film accessories.
See also
edit- Mya Nat Maung, first Burmese audio film.
References
edit- ^ Magnier, Mark (1 April 2013). "Myanmar's once-proud film industry a flicker of its former self". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ Myanmar Information Committee, Yangon Archived 16 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Myanmar Times & Business Reviews Archived 14 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine
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