Center Stage

1991 · 155 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 2,919 VOTES · DIR. Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang

Center Stage poster

Overview

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. Nicknamed the 'Chinese Garbo', Ruan Lingyu began her career at 16 and committed suicide at 24.

DramaRomance1990s

Dialogue Timeline — 1,404 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:58 These are movie stills
00:06:22 Director, I'll go and take it up with them
00:16:09 I didn't think much of her
00:20:56 Japanese goods are better
00:27:57 But I know when the moment comes I must carry a gun
00:31:21 Ruan didn't speak Mandarin well
00:35:39 I must return to pack up in a minute
00:41:57 talks are the only way out
00:49:37 She must be independent, rational and brave
00:54:14 It'll be harder with my wife
00:58:19 I felt then he was hopeless
01:02:45 No one will hire you
01:08:32 considerate to her mummy
01:18:09 and criticized her over minor affairs
01:27:14 Fei Mu doesn't mind
01:33:09 If both Sai-chen and I were courtesans
01:39:05 face: "I want to live..."
01:46:46 The Kuomintang didn't come out into the open
01:56:06 Okay
02:01:33 She killed herself under such circumstances
02:06:53 Chi-shan's beside me. Let me tell him
02:11:26 I forgive you for not casting me in "The Road"
02:21:39 My only fear is the malicious gossip
02:33:20 Family from Chunshan prefecture, Kwangtung Born in Shanghai; age 25

Cast & Characters

Maggie Cheung Ruan Ling-yu Maggie Cheung Self Chin Han Tang Chi-Shan Chin Han Self Tony Ka Fai Leung Tsai Chu-sheng Tony Ka Fai Leung Self Carina Lau Lily Li Carina Lau Self Waise Lee Li Min-wei Li-li Li Self Lawrence Ng Chang Ta-Min Lawrence Ng Self

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,404
Dialogue density9.1 lines / min
First line00:01:58
Final line02:33:20

Production Record

DirectorStanley Kwan Kam-Pang
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes2,919