The Family [家] (1941)

The Family is based on the Ba Jin novel (of the same name) published initially as a serial in 1931-2 and as a book in 1933. It is the first mainland film version of the story with a second to follow in 1956. There is also a 1953 Hong Kong version which I have not…

Films of Ruan Lingyu

Ruan Lingyu was one of the first Chinese film megastars and remains one of the most important Chinese movie actresses. Born in 1910, she appeared in about 30 films between 1926 and her death (by suicide) in 1935. It is claimed that 100,000 people attended her funeral in Shanghai. Many of these films (see below)…