- Love and Liquor
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Myitta Hnint Thuyar 
Advertisement of Love & Liquor FilmDirected by U Ohn Maung Produced by Burma Film Company Written by P Moe Nin Starring Nyi Pu,
Ye YeDistributed by Burma Film Company Release date(s) October 13, 1920 Country Myanmar Language Silent Love and Liquor (Burmese: မေတ္တာနှင့်သူရာ; Myitta Hnint Thuyar) is a 1920 Burmese 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, October 13, 1920, is commemorated annually as Myanmar Movie Day.
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Plot
Love and Liquor is the story about how gambling and alcohol destroyed a man's life.
Cast
Production and release
Ohn 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 October 13, 1920, a day since commemorated as Myanmar Movie Day.[1][2].
The film proved a major success, despite its poor quality due to a fixed camera position and inadequate film accessories.
See also
- Mya Nat Maung, first Burmese audio film.
References
Films A-Z • Films by year • Actors • Directors • Cinematographers • Producers • Screenwriters • Myanmar Academy Awards • Myanmar Motion Picture Museum • Myanmar Motion Picture OrganizationCategories:- 1920 films
- Burmese films
- Silent films
- Black-and-white films
- 1920s drama films
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