Starring : Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Kar Fai
Silver Berlin Bear for the Best Actress of Berlin International Film Festival 1992
Best Actress / Best Cinematography of Hong Kong Film Awards 1993
Best Actress / Best Cinematography of Taipei Golden Horse Awards 1991
A film so delicate you can almost break it off in your hand, this is a stunning biography of Ruan Ling Yu, China's first real movie star, a woman who lived a “colorful” life and was dead before she was 30. Director Stanley Kwan deftly mixes his narrative with actual film clips, re-creations of lost films, interview with survivors, and his own conversations with his cast. The result is a kaleidoscope of emotion and tragedy. Maggie Cheung is nothing less than astonishing as Ruan and she is ably supported by Tony Leung (of Annaud's The Lover).. |
