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"Lush, definitive, and boldly conceived." -- Jordan Raup, The Film Stage
"Kwan's most thrilling, concentrated and dazzling achievement." -- Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune
"Cheung is a true heartbreaker: radiant, sweet, and compassionate." -- Michael Atkinson, The Village Voice
Maggie Cheung embodies tragic silent screen siren Ruan Lingyu, known as the "Greta Garbo of China," in this unconventional biopic by Hong Kong New Wave master Stanley Kwan. Praised for her moving and emotive onscreen presence, Ruan's private life, which was frequent fodder for the vicious Shanghai tabloids, began to mirror the melodramas which brought her fame, culminating in her suicide at age 24. Kwan and Cheung paint a kaleidoscopic yet intimate portrait of the ill-fated actress, deftly blending lush period drama, archival footage, and metatextual documentary sequences of Cheung reflecting on Ruan's lasting legacy.
Film Movement Classics brings the digitally restored 1991 classic to Blu-ray in North America for the first time, loaded with exclusive extras, including an all-new interview with director Stanley Kwan.
BONUS FEATURES
- New introduction by Stanley Kwan
- Interview with Stanley Kwan
- Interview with Hong Kong cinema expert Paul Fonoroff (Blu-ray only)
- 16-page booklet with a new essay by Aliza Ma, Head of Programming at Metrograph
About Film Movement
Founded in 2002, Film Movement is a North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films based in New York City. It has released more than 250 feature films and shorts culled from prestigious film festivals worldwide including the Oscar-nominated films Theeb (2016) and Corpus Christi (2020). Film Movement's theatrical releases include American independent films, documentaries, and foreign art house titles. Its catalog includes titles by directors such as Hirokazu Kore-eda, Maren Ade, Jessica Hausner, Andrei Konchalovsky, Andrzej Wajda, Diane Kurys, Ciro Guerra and Melanie Laurent. In 2015, Film Movement launched its reissue label Film Movement Classics, featuring new restorations released theatrically as well as on Blu-ray and DVD, including films by such noted directors as Eric Rohmer, Peter Greenaway, Bille August, Marleen Gorris, Takeshi Kitano, Arturo Ripstein, King Hu, Sergio Corbucci, Ettore Scola and Luchino Visconti. For more information, please visit www.filmmovement.com. Visit www.filmmovementplus.com for more information about Film Movement Plus, the new subscription streaming service from Film Movement.
