Stanley Kwan

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Essay [wpbb post:title] By ALIZA MA With Center Stage, Stanley Kwan blends formal styles to tell the story of the tragic silent Shanghainese starlet Ruan Lingyu and redefines the biopic. Ruan Lingyu Director Stanley Kwan perfectly summed up Shanghainese silent film starlet Ruan Lingyu’s trademark facial expression as one “looking up at the heavens with…

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When the Stars Align

[wpbb post:terms_list taxonomy=’category’ html_list=’no’ separator=’, ‘ linked=’yes’] [wpbb post:title] By [wpbb archive:acf type=’text’ name=’byline_author’] [wpbb archive:acf type=’text’ name=’excerpt’] Ruan in The Goddess “The whole posture is resistance. But you’re too weak and you know it. This should be visible from your eyes.” This direction is given on the set of Wu Yonggang’s The Goddess (1934),…

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