Song of a Songstress
(1948)

Released: 1948-08-13

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Starring in numerous singing films, Zhou Xuan was one of the most beloved singers in both cinema and recording industries for her 'golden voice'. Popular nightclub singer Zhu Lan (Zhou) is originally in love with impoverished painter Fang Zhiwei (Gu Yelu), but is taken advantage of by rich playboy Ye Chunhua (Wang Hao) at her most vulnerable time. To add to her misfortune, Zhu discovers her being an adoptee. She also learns the heartbreaking truth about her birth parents which intertwines with her own life across generations. Eventually, irreversible tragedy awaits with revenge exacted for past wrongs. In a case of art imitating life, the songstress's life and upbringing resemble Zhou Xuan's own, making the film even more heart-wrenching. The 'Song Fairy' Chen Gexin composed the film's entire music with six songs sung by Zhou. 'Song of a Songstress', sung towards the end of the film, adds poignancy to the film with its discourse on the joy and sorrow in life.

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Xuan Zhou

as Zhu Lan

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Gu Ye-Lu

as Fang Zhiwei

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Meng Na

as Zhu's mother

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Zhang Didi

as Shui Tong

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Fung Ying-Seung

as drunkard A

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Hu Siao-fung

as drunkard B

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Che Xuan

as drunkard C

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Ba Hong

as Mr Sun

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Gao Dian

as Liu Shidao

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Si Meng

as manager of dance hall

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Luo Ming

as tenant

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Chen Fei

as driver

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Hoo Wang

as Ye Chunhua and Ye Huatang

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Jian Chen

as Li Shaoping

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Yuan Ping

as Mr Zhao

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Pengfei Wei

as Zhu Yongtai

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Xuan Zhou

as Liu Ma

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Chen Wei

Production Assistant

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Yik Kwong-fu

Art Direction

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Chan Ki-Yui

Sets & Props Artist

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So Chit-ming

Costume Designer

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Xue Wenhua

Photoscience Manager

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Biao Chen

Production Artist

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Zhou Debao

Sound Assistant

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Cao Jinyun

Director of Photography

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Lam Kwok-Cheung

Director of Photography

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