Center Stage [Blu-ray]

Director: Stanley Kwan Stanley Kwan

Overview

In the 1930s, in China, there was a woman film-actress who was tagged as "the Chinese Garbo." She was a wildly popular performer who made her first film at age 16 and died by her own hand at age 25. Ironically, she was famous for playing tragic heroines, and her own life mirrored the kinds of situations she portrayed onscreen. In this biopic, Ruan Ling-yu (Maggie Cheung) is riding high in her career when the press decides to take her down a notch or two, bitterly criticizing her for an affair with a married man. This situation is unbearable for her, and she kills herself, but not before uttering the words "Gossip is a terrible thing." In addition to the central drama, scenes from actual films starring the actress are included, and the actors in this biopic occasionally step out of character to address the camera, recounting some significant fact about the individuals whose lives they are playing, and the nature of those times in China.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/08/2021
UPC:	0850021115289
Original Release:	1991
Rating:	NR
Source:	Film Movement
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	2:34:00
Sales rank:	25,691

Special Features

New introduction by Stanley Kwan; Interviews with Stanley Kwan and Hong Kong cinema expert Paul Fonoroff; New 4K restoration

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Maggie Cheung	Ruan Ling-yu
Tony Leung Ka Fai	Actor
Han Chin	Actor
Carina Lau	Actor
Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah	Actor
Cecilia Yip Tung	Actor
Waise Lee	Actor
Paul Chang Chung	Actor
Chin Hang	Actor
Yip Sun	Actor
Siu Sheung	Actor
Siu Chung	Composer

Technical Credits

Chiu Kang-Chien

Qiu Anping

Chiao Hsiung-ping

Tsui Siuming	Producer
Willie Chan	Producer,Producer
Stanley Kwan	Director
Chiu Kang-Chien	Screenwriter
Qiu Anping	Screenwriter
Chiao Hsiung-ping	Screenwriter
Leonard Ho	Producer
Siuming Tsui	Producer