Ruan Lingyu
Ruan Lingyu, born Ruan Fenggen, also known by her English name Lily Yuen, was a Chinese silent film actress. One of the most prominent Chinese film stars of the 1930s, her exceptional acting ability and suicide at the age of 25 led her to become an icon of Chinese cinema.
Center Stage
as Self (archive footage)Based on the tragic true story of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu,...
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The Goddess
as The GoddessA young prostitute, who is trying to give her infant son a good start in life, must contend with...
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Love and Duty
as Yang Nai FanThe film tells the story of Yang Naifan (Ruan Lingyu) who runs from her arranged marriage to be...
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Little Toys
as Sister YeSister Ye lives in a rural village, where everyone makes traditional toys. When Sister Ye's...
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A Spray of Plum Blossoms
as Hu Zhuli / JuliaBai Le De and Hu Lun tung are military cadets. After graduating, Hu Lin Tung is appointed...
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The Peach Girl
as Miss LimAn upper-class son of urbane landowners falls in love with a peasant girl. When a pregnancy...
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New Women
as Wei MingOvernight, the sexy Wei Ming will become a successful novelist. But, desperate to get the money...
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The Dream of the Ancient Capital
as YanyanThis film depicting the lives of ordinary people — street peddlers, poor scholars, and young...
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National Customs
as Zhang LanIn 1930, two sisters from the countryside, the serious Zhang Lan (Ruan Lingyu) and the frivolous...
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Wild Flower
as Ли ЛианIll-fated romance of an orphaned flower girl and a young musician, destroyed by his traditional...
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