The filmmaker's unconventional portrait of two actresses across two decades returns to theaters in a restored director’s cut ...

There remains intense interest in Ruan Lingyu and the mystery surrounding her death. Who was the enigmatic film star? Vivienne Chow finds out. It’s been 82 years since Ruan Lingyu took her own life ...

Ruan died by suicide in 1935 after intense media scrutiny over her private life. Decades later, Cheung had a very different response when the media published a private letter she had written to a ...

Ruan Lingyu (1910-1935) was China's first film actress to win extensive praise from the public. She made her film debut as the leading role in Husband and Wife in Name in 1927, and she played in 29 ...

“Ruan Lingyu” is a play based on the true story of a Chinese silent film star of the same name who rocketed to fame, grew embroiled in scandal and committed suicide at the age of 24. Princeton Chinese ...

Being one of the most renowned film stars during the period of The Republic of China (1912-49), Ruan Lingyu is an artistic figure that has graced both screen and stage many times. She is seen as a ...

7 Nov– Hong Kong actress Gillian Chung really used her own experience in performing her role as Ruan Lingyu in a recent episode of the reality show, "Everybody Stand By". As reported on Skypost, ...

A struggling single mother in 1930s Shanghai resorts to prostitution in order to provide for her young son. In an oppressive society that will never give her and her beloved child a chance, she is ...

That silent screen goddess Ruan Lingyu (1910-1935) is better known to today's film buffs than to their counterparts a half-century ago is attributable to two relatively modern phenomena: Maggie Cheung ...

Hong Kong director Stanley Kwan (second from left) and Lady Linda Wong Davies (third from left) at the screening of The Goddness During this year's Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), local ...

Independent and ambitious, Wei Ming (Ruan Lingyu) is a modern single mother, music teacher, and emerging writer. In a world where women are often treated as sexual preys, Wei faces publishers who are ...