Zhè bù lǎo diànyǐng xiàng yí ge shíkōngjiāonáng, jìlù le bāshí niándài de shēnghuó.
This old film is like a time capsule, recording life in the 1980s.
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Originally a Taiwan-influenced calque (CC-CEDICT marks it Tw) but now widely used in mainland media. Common in metaphorical use: a film, song, or photograph that 'preserves' an era.
