Center Stage (1991)

NR ★ 7.3/10 155 min Drama, Romance, History Hong Kong CN

Writer: Chiu Kang-Chien
Story by: Peggy Chiao

Streaming on:

Description

Based on the tragic true story of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu, chronicling her rise to fame as a movie actress in Shanghai during the 1930s.

Trailer

Top Cast

Maggie Cheung Ruan Lingyu

Tony Leung Ka-fai Cai Chusheng

Ronald Chin Han Tang Jishan

Carina Lau Li Lili

Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah Zhang Damin

Cecilia Yip Tung Lin Chuchu

Waise Lee Chi-Hung Li Minwei

Paul Chang Chung Luo Mingyou

Center Stage Appears on 2 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #158

Temporal Era Sets

90 Great Films Of The 1990s

British Film Institute #16