阮玲玉 Center Stage (Part 2/2) 1991
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This is the uncut, extended version with running time of 154 minutes. Theatrical running time is 126 minutes only.
Center Stage (Chinese: 阮玲玉; pinyin: Ruan Língyu; Cantonese Yale: Yuen Ling-yuk, is a 1991 Hong Kong biographical drama film directed by Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang (關錦鵬). It follows the life and career of silent film actress Ruan Lingyu (1910–1935), portrayed by Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (張曼玉).
The film is based on a TRUE STORY: the tragic life of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu. This movie chronicles her rise to fame as a movie actress in Shanghai during the 1930s. Nicknamed the "Chinese Garbo," Ruan Lingyu began her acting career when she was 16 and committed suicide at 24.
The film alternates between present scenes (production talks between film director Stanley, Maggie, and co-star Carina Lau Kar-ling (劉嘉玲), interviews of witnesses who knew Ruan), re-creation scenes with Maggie (as Ruan, acting inside this movie), and extracts from Ruan's original films including her final two films The Goddess (神女 1934) and New Women (新女性 1935).
Part 2/2: https://dai.ly/x8t6w9k
This is the uncut, extended version with running time of 154 minutes. Theatrical running time is 126 minutes only.
Center Stage (Chinese: 阮玲玉; pinyin: Ruan Língyu; Cantonese Yale: Yuen Ling-yuk, is a 1991 Hong Kong biographical drama film directed by Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang (關錦鵬). It follows the life and career of silent film actress Ruan Lingyu (1910–1935), portrayed by Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (張曼玉).
The film is based on a TRUE STORY: the tragic life of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu. This movie chronicles her rise to fame as a movie actress in Shanghai during the 1930s. Nicknamed the "Chinese Garbo," Ruan Lingyu began her acting career when she was 16 and committed suicide at 24.
The film alternates between present scenes (production talks between film director Stanley, Maggie, and co-star Carina Lau Kar-ling (劉嘉玲), interviews of witnesses who knew Ruan), re-creation scenes with Maggie (as Ruan, acting inside this movie), and extracts from Ruan's original films including her final two films The Goddess (神女 1934) and New Women (新女性 1935).