http://filmsnoir.net/film_noir/cinematic-cities-the-shanghai-night.html filmsnoir.net: an oasis of noir in a desert of banality Sun, 20 May 2012 00:42:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://filmsnoir.net/film_noir/cinematic-cities-the-shanghai-night.html/comment-page-1#comment-2628 Tony D'Ambra Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:25:03 +0000 http://filmsnoir.net/?p=3423#comment-2628 Thanks Sam. Your knowledge of the cinema always adds depth to FilmsNoir.Net. Thanks Sam. Your knowledge of the cinema always adds depth to FilmsNoir.Net.

]]> http://filmsnoir.net/film_noir/cinematic-cities-the-shanghai-night.html/comment-page-1#comment-2624 Sam Juliano Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:19:06 +0000 http://filmsnoir.net/?p=3423#comment-2624 Tony, you are the true master of word economy, as your capsule here captures the essence of this classic of silent cinema, and one of the truly great films in all of Chinese cinema in fact. And Ruan Lingyu is electrifing in this shattering emotional performance, even eclipsing the work she did in THE PEACH GIRL. ("the streets of Shanghai are a glittering purgatory--"a prostitute and an angel" "the sordid infamy of vanity, exploitation and deprivation.." Manificent imagery! Of course the love that Lingyu has for her son and the 'ultimate sacrifice' is moving on the highest level that drama can offer, and few films leave one so crestfallen. It's a film no true lover of cinema should miss. Tony, you are the true master of word economy, as your capsule here captures the essence of this classic of silent cinema, and one of the truly great films in all of Chinese cinema in fact. And Ruan Lingyu is electrifing in this shattering emotional performance, even eclipsing the work she did in THE PEACH GIRL. (“the streets of Shanghai are a glittering purgatory–”a prostitute and an angel” “the sordid infamy of vanity, exploitation and deprivation..” Manificent imagery!
Of course the love that Lingyu has for her son and the ‘ultimate sacrifice’ is moving on the highest level that drama can offer, and few films leave one so crestfallen. It’s a film no true lover of cinema should miss.

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