Center Stage (1991 film)

Center Stage
Directed byStanley Kwan
Written byDai An Ping
Produced byWillie Chan
Tsui Siu-Ming
StarringMaggie Cheung
Tony Leung Ka-Fai
Carina Lau
CinematographyPoon Hang-Sang
Production
company
Golden Way Films Ltd.
Distributed byGolden Harvest
Media Asia Group
Release dates
  • 29 November 1991 (1991-11-29) (Taiwan)
  • 20 February 1992 (1992-02-20) (Hong Kong)
Running time
146 minutes
154 minutes (Extended version)
126 minutes (Edited version)
CountryHong Kong
LanguagesCantonese
Mandarin
Shanghainese
English

Center Stage (Chinese: 阮玲玉; pinyin: Ruǎn Língyù; Jyutping: jyun5 ling4 juk6; Cantonese Yale: yun5 ling4 yuk6), also known as Actress and Yuen Ling-yuk,[1] is a 1991 Hong Kong biographical drama film directed by Stanley Kwan. It follows the life and career of silent film actress Ruan Lingyu (1910–1935), portrayed by Maggie Cheung.

Cheung won Best Actress award at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1992 for performance.

  1. ^ "Yuen Ling-yuk" is the Cantonese transcription of "Ruan Lingyu".