Center Stage (1992)

Center Stage 1992 / 阮玲玉 1992 / Centre Stage , Actress , Ruan Ling Yu

The film is based on a true story: the tragic life of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu. This movie chronicles her rise to fame as a movie actress in Shanghai during the 1930s. Nicknamed the ‟Chinese Garbo,‟ Ruan Lingyu began her acting career when she was 16 years old and committed suicide at age 24.