Ruan Lingyu
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1910-04-25
Locus Natus: Shanghai, China
Et ut: Lingyu Ruan, 阮玲玉, Lily Yuen Ling-Yuk, Ruan Lingyu, Жуань Линъюй, Лили Юэнь, Lily Yuen
New Women
Overnight, the sexy Wei Ming will become a successful novelist. But, desperate to get the money that she needs to cure her little daughter (and...
release : 1935.01.01popularis : 1.727
Little Toys
Sister Ye lives in a rural village, where everyone makes traditional toys. When Sister Ye's husband dies of an unknown illness, and while Ye is...
release : 1933.01.03popularis : 1.82
A Spray of Plum Blossoms
Bai Le De and Hu Lun tung are military cadets. After graduating, Hu Lin Tung is appointed captain of Guangdong headquarters and goes away. Later, Bae...
release : 1931.04.01popularis : 1.508
Wild Flower
Ill-fated romance of an orphaned flower girl and a young musician, destroyed by his traditional family and the Shanghai underworld.
release : 1930.12.31popularis : 0.572
Sea of Scented Snow
A young peasant woman becomes a Buddhist nun twice to return -also twice- to her regular life.
release : 1934.12.01popularis : 0.676
National Customs
In 1930, two sisters from the countryside, the serious Zhang Lan (Ruan Lingyu) and the frivolous Zhang Tao graduate from the secondary school where...
release : 1935.05.13popularis : 0.724
The Peach Girl
An upper-class son of urbane landowners falls in love with a peasant girl. When a pregnancy results, the couple are kept apart by strict societal...
release : 1931.12.31popularis : 0.602
The Goddess
A young prostitute, who is trying to give her infant son a good start in life, must contend with a coercive pimp and the prejudices of others.
release : 1934.12.07popularis : 4.283
The Dream of the Ancient Capital
This film depicting the lives of ordinary people — street peddlers, poor scholars, and young revolutionaries — reflects the culturally...
release : 1930.12.31popularis : 0.557
Love and Duty
The film tells the story of Yang Naifan (Ruan Lingyu) who runs from her arranged marriage to be with her true love, Li Zuyi (Jin Yan). The film...
release : 1931.01.18popularis : 1.757