Center stage = Ruan Lingyu

阮玲玉 / 嘉禾, a Golden Harvest presentation ; Golden Way Films, Ltd., 威禾電影製作有限公司 ; a Leonard Ho-Jackie Chan film ; 出品人何冠昌, 成龍 ; .編劇邱戴安平 ; 故事焦雄屏 ; 導演關錦鵬 ; 製片謝家慧 ; 監制陳自強, 徐小明.

Kwan, Stanley, 1957- (film director.). Xie, Jiahui, (film producer.). Chen, Ziqiang, 1941- (film producer.). Tsui, Siu Ming, 1953- (film producer.). Qiu Dai, Anping, 1940-2013 (screenwriter.). Jiao, Xiongping, (screenwriter.). Ho, Leonard K. C., (presenter.). Cheng, Long, 1954- (presenter.). Zhang, Manyu, (actor.). Liang, Jiahui, (actor.). Qin, Han, 1946- (actor.). Liu, Jialing, 1964- (actor.). Wu, Weiguo, 1952- (actor.). Ye, Tong, 1962- (actor.). Lee, Waise, (actor.). Golden Harvest (Firm), (production company.). Wei he dian ying zhi zuo you xian gong si, (production company.). Film Movement (Firm), (publisher.). Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Chin Hang, Carina Lau, Lawrence Ng, Cecilia Yip, Waise Lee. (Cast).

Summary: 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.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (14 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 15 cm).
videodisc
Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : Film Movement, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. Wide screen (1.85:1). Originally released as a motion picture in 1992 in Taiwan with title: Ruan Lingyu. "New 4K restoration"--Container. Special features: Stanley Kwan introduction filmed in 2021; Stanley Kwan interview; trailers for Center Stage, Shanghai triad, The wild goose lake, and Raining n the mountain; booklet with essay by Aliza Ma.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Editors, Cheung Yiu Chung, Cheung Ka Fai ; director of photography, Poon Hang Seng ; music, Siu Chung.
Participant or Performer Note:	Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Chin Hang, Carina Lau, Lawrence Ng, Cecilia Yip, Waise Lee.
Target Audience Note:	Rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC; region 1; 1.85:1 widescreen presentation; LPCM 2.0 mono; [color]
Language Note:	Cantonese and Mandarin dialogue; optional English subtitles.