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7.3/ 10

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1991

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155 min

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Drama
Romance
History

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Based on the tragic true story of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu, chronicling her rise to fame as a movie actress in Shanghai during the 1930s.

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biography
historical drama
1930s
romantic drama
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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

May 8, 2026

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7/10

Though I didn't love the slightly confused style of this biopic, it's certainly a gloriously photographed story of the life of Ruan Lingyu (Maggie Cheung) as she embarked on the production of her final film "New Woman". She was an acclaimed silent film star in 1930s China who lived her life to the f

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