Center stage
(DVD)

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Published
United States : Film Movement, 2021.
Format
DVD
Status
Port Angeles - Digital Video Disc
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Published
United States : Film Movement, 2021.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
chi
UPC
850021115296

Notes

General Note
Title from sell sheet.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1991 in Taiwan with title: Ruan Lingyu.
General Note
"New 4K restoration"--Container.
General Note
Wide screen.
General Note
Special features: Stanley Kwan introduction, Stanley Kwan interview; Hong Kong cinema expert Paul Fornoroff interview; booklet with essay by Aliza Ma.
Creation/Production Credits
Editors, Cheung Yiu Chung, Cheung Ka Fai ; director of photography, Poon Hang Seng ; music, Siu Chung.
Participants/Performers
Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Chin Hang, Carina Lau, Lawrence Ng, Cecilia Yip, Waise Lee.
Description
International superstar Maggie Cheung embodies tragic screen siren Ruan Lingyu, known as the "Greta Garbo of China," in this unconventional biopic by Hong Kong New Wave master Stanley Kwan. Praised for her moving and emotive onscreen presence, Ruan's private life, which was frequent fodder for the vicious Shanghai tabloids, began to mirror the melodramas which brought her fame, culminating in her suicide at age 24. Kawan and Cheung paint a kaleidoscopic yet intimate portrait of the ill-fated actress, deftly blending lush period drama, archival footage, and metatextual documentary sequences of Cheung reflecting on Ruan's legacy. The result is, much like the films of Ruan Lingyu themselves, "tender, vivid and almost overwhelmingly moving" (Time Out).
Target Audience
Rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; mono.
Language
Cantonese and Mandarin dialogue; optional English subtitles.