Center Stage (1991) is a movie about the famous actress Ruan Lingyu. It is biographical and switches between a movie about her, a documentary on how this film was made and (remakes of) scenes of Ruan Lingyu's movies.
New Women (1935) is the penultimate movie of Ruan Lingyu. Parts of this movie can also be viewed in the movie Center Stage. It is a silent, black and white movie that is based on a true story and is considered a feminist movie.
I won't spoiler more about it, but if you want to understand better about how this movie (may have) impacted Ruan Lingyu, I would definitely recommend watching Center Stage.
New Women (1935) is the penultimate movie of Ruan Lingyu. Parts of this movie can also be viewed in the movie Center Stage. It is a silent, black and white movie that is based on a true story and is considered a feminist movie.
I won't spoiler more about it, but if you want to understand better about how this movie (may have) impacted Ruan Lingyu, I would definitely recommend watching Center Stage.
If you like the silent film industry history and scenes of historical Shanghai in See You Again, you might appreciate a real life story from that place and time. Hong Kong movie Center Stage tells the story of silent film actress Ruan Lingyu, born in 1910 in Shanghai. That's where she became a star, and where she, sadly, committed suicide at the age of 24. Center Stage is beautifully filmed, and Maggie Cheung is luminous and heartbreaking as Ruan Lingyu. While See You Again is lighter and has fantasy elements, both of these works inspire nostalgia and admiration for the artists of the past.
