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I get hooked on the objects in movies. I find myself falling into deep thought—why, of all things, did the director, cinematographer, production designer, or even an actor put that item in front of the camera? “Chu Sung-cheol’s Lockers” is a record of the film props that gently but firmly captured my attention.

Leslie Cheung stars in 〈Farewell My Concubine: The Original〉, the first film from the Chinese-speaking world to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

〈Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai〉 are also known as the “Chinese version of 〈Romeo and Juliet〉,” but they are also the original inspiration for 〈Forbidden Love〉 (1994) starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Yu Wen-yi.

In the bottom-right corner of the photo, an analog film camera timer reads “January 1, 1996.”