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Films starring Ruan Lingyu

Thank Professor Richard J. Meyer for summarizing "Filmography of Ruan Lingyu" **. Thank Crystal for providing additional information. Ruan Lingyu made 30 films in her life and only 9 films have remaining film prints. Here I provide links to 6 films and one interlude song that can be accessed online, just click on "Online Screening"!!



Marriage in Name 挂名的夫妻 (dir. Bu Wancang, 1927)



Monument to Blood and Tears 血泪碑 (dir. Zheng Zhenqiu, 1927)



Yang Xiaozhen 北京杨贵妃 (dir. Zheng Zhenqiu, 1927)



Luo Yang Bridge 洛阳桥 (dir. Zhang Shichuan, 1928)



White Cloud Pagoda 白云塔 (dir. Zhang Shichuan & Zheng Zhenqiu, 1928)



Amorous Lesson 情欲宝鉴 (dir.Li Pingqian, 1929)



Flower of the Screen 银幕之花 (dir. Zheng Jiduo, 1929)

 

The Heart of Women 妇人心 (dir. Li Pingqian, 1929)



Peal Hat 珍珠冠 (dir. Zhu Shouju, 1929)



Total Defeat of the Nine-Dragon King 九龙山 (dir. Zhu Shouju, 1929)



The Burning of Nine-Dragon Mountain 九龙山(下) (dir. Zhu Shouju, 1929)



Solitary Survivor of a Disaster 劫后孤鸿 (dir. Zhu Shouju, 1930)



Spring Dream in the Old Capital 故都春梦 (dir. Sun Yu, 1930)



Suicide Contract 自杀合同 (dir. Zhu Shilin, 1930)



Wild Flower 野草闲花 (dir. Bu Wancang, 1930)



Love and Duty 恋爱与义务 (dir. Bu Wancang, 1931)



A Spray of Plum Blossoms 一剪梅 (dir. Bu Wancang, 1931)



The Peach Girl 桃花泣血记 (dir. Bu Wancang, 1931)



Spring in the Jade Hall 玉堂春 (dir.Zhuang Guojun, 1931)



Sequel of Spring Dream in the Old Capital 续故都春梦 (dir. Bu Wancang, 1932)



Three Modern Women 三个摩登女性 (dir. Bu Wancang, 1933)



City Nights 城市之夜 (dir. Fei Mu, 1933)



Small Toys 小玩意 (dir. Sun Yu, 1933)



Life 人生 (dir. Fei Mu, 1934)



Coming Back 归来 (dir. Zhu Shilin, 1934)



A Sea of Fragrant Snow 香雪海 (dir. Fei Mu, 1934) 



Goodbye, Shanghai 再会吧,上海 (dir.Zheng Yunbo, 1934)



The Goddess 神女 (dir. Wu Yonggang, 1934)



New Woman 新女性 (dir. Cai Chusheng, 1934) 

National Style 国风 (dir. Luo Mingyou & Zhu Shilin, 1935)





** Professor Richard J. Meyer has contributed his earnings for Ruan Lingyu: The Goddess of Shanghai for 

 



** Huiyan Kim, MA student in Film & Television program, Peking University, wrote a paper on Goodbye, Shanghai (dir.Zheng Yunbo, 1934), see 
 






 

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