Xianzhai Wang
Acting
Known For
In 1920s Beijing, a young student named Fan Jiashu falls in love with Shen Fengxi, a talented but poor street singer. Their romance is tested by class differences and the unwanted attention of a powerful warlord. Torn between three women from vastly different backgrounds, Fan becomes trapped in a tragic web of love, fate, and social pressure.
Fate in Tears and Laughter
Part two of A comedy film set on Shanghai film studio. The background events frequently involve the shooting of other films being made at Mingxing Film Company at the time. This includes a sequence of the 17th episode of the silent wuxia film series Burning of the Red Lotus Temple, which is the only known footage from this historic series to exist.
An Amorous History of the Silver Screen - Part II
A primary school teacher rallies the citizens of a small town to resist the corruption of the local government and unite to build reinforcements against an oncoming flood.
Torrent
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A Married Couple in Name Only
A hostess in Shanghai invites her secondary schoolmates to a reunion. They each reminisce about their lives, with some having difficulties in marriage or career. Some led destructive lives, while others contributed to the country.
The Classic for Girls
The first Chinese sound film. It tells the story of Hong Pion (Red Peony), a singer-songwriter who, after her marriage to the depraved Faxiang Chen, not only tormented and suffered, but also endured the decline of her artistic career.
Sing-Song Red Peony
A young woman finds employment in a department store, only to attract the unwanted advances of the manager and his son.
The Cosmetics Market
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Roses in April
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Dream Universe
Jiang Danping arrives in a city at night, where often a mysterious man causes panic.
Song at Midnight, Part II
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Home
After being defeated in a fight by a local gang, local official Lu Fengyang sends his weak and sickly son Lu Xiaoqing to study with a master of the Kunlun school of martial arts. Recovered and strong, he comes upon the Red Lotus Temple, and puts up there for the night. Unable to sleep, he begins looking around the palatial temple, and discovers a room decorated with many images of Buddhist demons, and an altar to worship them... Purposely destroyed serial film whose 19 full length chapters (averaging 86 minutes each) originally ran 27 hours in length.
Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery
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Love and Vanity
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Her Sorrows
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The Unknown Hero
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The Poor Children
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Fiancee
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The Death of Yuli
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My Dear Brother
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