1991 > Hong Kong > Directed by Stanley Kwan

With Maggie Cheung, Han Chin,Tony Leung Ka-fai

Maggie Cheung (In the Mood for Love) 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 (Rouge). See one of Lingyu's most famous films, the silent The Goddess (1934), shown with an original score performed live by composer Min Xiao-Fen & Rez Abassi, on Thursday, September 23. In Cantonese, Mandarin & English. Subtitled. Shown in a new restoration. More at filmmovement.com/product/center-stage

2 hrs 34 min