Centre Stage

Centre Stage

Infobox_Film
name = Centre Stage


caption =
amg_id = 1:180803
imdb_id = 0102816
writer = Peggy Chiu
starring = Maggie Cheung
Carina Lau
Tony Leung Ka-Fai
director = Stanley Kwan
distributor = Golden Harvest
released = 1992
runtime = 167 min
language = Mandarin
Cantonese
Shanghainese
budget =

"Centre Stage" (zh-cpcy|c=阮玲玉|p=ruǎn líng yù|cy=yun5 ling4 yuk6), also known as "Actress" and "Yuen Ling-yuk" ["Yuen Ling-yuk" is the Cantonese transcription of "Ruan Lingyu".] , is a 1992 Hong Kong film, directed by Stanley Kwan.

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. Actress Maggie Cheung portrayed Ruan in this movie.

Nicknamed the "Chinese Garbo," Ruan Lingyu began her acting career when she was 16 years old and committed suicide at age 24.

The film alternates between present scenes (production talks between director Kwan, Cheung, and co-star Carina Lau, interviews of witnesses who knew Ruan), re-creation scenes with Cheung (as Ruan, acting inside this movie), and extracts from Ruan's original films including her final two films "The Goddess" and "New Women".

Reception

Awards

Cheung, lead actress of "Song of the Exile" (1990) and "" (1996), won best actress for her portrayal in this movie at the 1992 Berlin International Film Festival and 1993 Hong Kong Film Awards.

Criticism

Prominent American film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum picked the film as his favorite of the 1990s.

Cast and roles

* Paul Chang - Boss of Lianhua Film Company
* Chen Yan Yan - Herself - Interview
* Maggie Cheung - Ruan Lingyu
* Chin Han - Tang Chi-Shan
* Carina Lau - Lily Li
* Waise Lee - Li Min-wei
* Tony Leung Ka-Fai - Cai Chusheng
* Li Lili - Herself (credited as Lily Li)
* Lawrence Ng - Chang Ta-Min
* Ruan Lingyu - Various (archive footage)
* Cecilia Yip - Lin Chu-Chu
* Yip San

Trivia

In one scene, director Stanley Kwan is shown instructing Maggie Cheung how to cry on a hospital bed. Rumour has it that Maggie Cheung's tears and emotion were real due to her troubled relationship with Derek Yee at the time. Neither Maggie Cheung nor Stanley Kwan has response to this rumour. The rumour, however, generated parallel comparison of Cheung's and Ruan's private life.

Notes

External links

*imdb title|id=0102816|title=Centre Stage
*amg title|id=1:180803|title=Centre Stage
* [http://www.3continents.com/3continents/fiche_films_eng.jsp?filmid=877 "Centre Stage" Synopsis at 3continents.com]


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