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Center Stage (Ruan Ling Yu)
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(BLU-RAY US Import) (US-Import)
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**GORGEOUS HD RESTORATION RELEASED FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON BLU RAY IN NORTH AMERICA**
\n\nInternational superstar Maggie Cheung (ln the Mood for Love) embodies tragic screen siren Ruan Lingyu, known as the \x26#34;Greta Garbo of China,\x26#34; in this unconventional biopic by Hong Kong New Wave master Stanley Kwan (Rouge). Praised for her moving and emotive onscreen presence, Ruan’s private Iife, which was frequent fodder for the vicious Shanghai tabIoids, began to mirror the melodramas which brought her fame, cuIminating in her suicide at age 24. Kwan and Cheung paint a kaIeidoscopic yet intimate portrait of the ilI\-fated actress, deftIy blending lush period drama, archivaI footage, and metatextuaI documentary sequences of Cheung refIecting on Ruan’s legacy. The resuIt is, much Iike the films of Ruan Lingyu themseIves, "tender, vivid and almost overwhelmingly moving" (Time Out).
\n\nBonus features include, Stanley Kwan 2021 lntroduction, Stanley Kwan Interview, Hong Kong Cinema Expert Paul Fonoroff Interview, Booklet with new essay by AIiza Ma, Programmer of The Metrograph Theatre |
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