Center Stage(阮玲玉)
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Hong Kong · 1991
2h 34m
Director Stanley Kwan
Starring Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Carina Lau, Chin Han
Genre Drama, Romance
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The film is based on a true story: the tragic life of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu. This movie chronicles her rise to fame as a movie actress in Shanghai during the 1930s.
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