Center Stage (1991)
3.9 of 5 from 47 ratings
2h 34min
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- Synopsis:
- This is the true story of Yuan Ling-Yu (Maggie Cheung), the first movie star of the 1930's. Hailing from an obscure background, she became the prima donna of the Chinese screen. Students worshipped her as a cult symbol. Men looked at her with dreamy eyes, and women looked at her sideways and full of hate. Yes, for nine years since her first movie at sixteen, Yuan Ling-Yu managed to star in 29 movies. Her roles were usually pathetic ones: girl student, rustic maid, factory hand, prostitute, socialite, and authoress. And her endings were invariably tragic: incarceration in a prison, mental breakdown, forced marriages, starvation, illness, and even suicide.
- Actors:
- Maggie Cheung, Han Chin, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Carina Lau, Waise Lee, Li-li Li, Lawrence Ng, Cecilia Yip, Kelvin Wong, San Yip, Paul Chang Chung, Yanyan Chen, Lingyu Ruan, Daisy Tian Dai, Ta-Nan Huang, Stanley Kwan, Wei Wang, Maozong Yao, Jie Zhou
- Directors:
- Stanley Kwan
- Writers:
- Peggy Chiao, Kang Chien Chiu
- Aka:
- Actress / Ruan Lingyu / The New China Woman
- Studio:
- Joy Sales
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch if You Like: Raise the Red Lantern
- Countries:
- Hong Kong
- Awards:
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