An Amorous History of the Silver Screen: Shanghai Cinema, 1896-1937.(Book review)

Cineaste | September 22, 2006| | Copyright

An Amorous History of the Silver Screen: Shanghai Cinema, 1896-1937 by Zhang Zhen. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005. 456 pp., illus. Paperback: $30.00.

The Shanghai city tourist office has recently published a leaflet entitled "The Tour of Shanghai Old Movies." It points to locations of famous old Shanghai movie stars' homes, film studios, and theaters. When I was there last month, I was immediately drawn to find the former residence of Ruan Lingyu, the greatest film star in China. She acted in a series of classic silent films, many of them controversially ...

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