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Center stage
Title:
Center stage
Summary:
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).
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Rating: Not rated.
General Note:
Title from sell sheet.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1992.

Wide screen.

Special features: Stanley Kwan introduction, Stanley Kwan interview; Hong Kong cinema expert Paul Fornoroff interview; booklet with essay by Aliza Ma.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Publisher:
Film Movement,
Publication Date:
2021
Publication Information:
[United States] : Film Movement, [2021]
Call Number:
DVD CENTERSTAGE
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