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Center Stage

Ruan Lingyu

1991

Stanley Kwan

Maggie Cheung, Chin Han, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Carina Lau ...

6.8

227

Drama Biopic of 1930's Chinese actress Ruan Ling Yu.

	Author	Review
United States	Richard Brody The New Yorker	"The self-aware drama moves at the hypnotic pace of an elusive dream-above all, in spectacularly staged musical scenes, set in a night club, merging sinuous and languid dances with high-stakes emotional battles."	POS
United Kingdom	Tom Dawson BBC	"[It] serves as a tribute from the vantage point of early 90s Hong Kong to a little known era of Chinese cinematic history. Above all it's a love-letter to Ruan herself"	POS
United States	Sheila O'Malley rogerebert.com	"A biopic like no other. You come out of it with an appreciation for China's early film history, and a respect for Ruan Lingyu (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS

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