Underplayed Gems

The Peach Girl (1931)

The Peach Girl poster
Original title
桃花泣血記
Directed by
Bu Wancang
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Republic of China
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young couple falls in love in a rural village, but their happiness is threatened by social pressures and family obligations. The story follows their doomed romance and the sacrifices they make.

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What happens

The Peach Girl, also known as Peach Blossom Weeps Tears of Blood, is a 1931 silent film written and directed by Bu Wancang. The cast included some of the major movie stars of the periods including the Korean-born actor Jin Yan and the actresses Ruan Lingyu and Zhou Lili. The film was produced by the Lianhua Film Company and proved an early success for the studio, in no small part due to the on screen combination of Jin and Ruan, the so-called "Valentino" and "Garbo" of Shanghai cinema, and who starred together in several vehicles before Ruan's suicide in 1935. This film marks the first of several collaborations between Ruan Lingyu and Jin Yan as an on-screen couple. A print of the film is currently maintained by the China Film Archives. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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