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阮玲玉 (1992)

Drama Romance

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. Actress Maggie Cheung portrayed Ruan in this movie. Nicknamed the "Chinese Garbo," Ruan Lingyu began her acting career when she was 16 years old and committed suicide at age 24. The film alternates between present scenes (production talks between director Kwan, Cheung, and co-star Carina Lau, interviews of witnesses who knew Ruan), re-creation scenes with Cheung (as Ruan, acting inside this movie), and extracts from Ruan's original films including her final two films The Goddess and New Women.

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Runtime: 126 mins Rating: 7.0

Cast

Maggie Cheung

Ruan Ling-yu / Herself

Carina Lau

Lily Li / Herself

Waise Lee

Li Min-Wei

Tony Leung Ka-Fai

Tsai Chu-sheng / Himself

Cecilia Yip

Lin Chu-Chu

Kelvin Wong

Nier Erh

Lily Yuen

Herself (archive footage)

Chen Yan-Yan

Herself

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Crew

Jackie Chan

Presenter

Poon Hang-Sang

Director of Photography

Peter Cheung

Editor

Nick Cheung

Editor

Peggy Chiao

Writer

Stanley Kwan

Director

Chuen Tak Keung

Editor

Chiu Kang-Chien

Writer

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