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The Goddess (Chinese: 神女) is a 1934 Chinese silent film released by the Lianhua Film Company (United Photoplay). The film tells the story of an unnamed woman, who lives as a streetwalker by night and devoted mother by day in order to get her young son an education amid social injustice in the streets of Shanghai , China .
Jul 21, 2008 · A 1934 Shanghai B&W movie describing the travails of a young prostitute working to send her child through school. Generally considered a classic of pre-war Chinese films. The most famous role of film star Ruan Lingyu. Silent with English intertitles.
May 16, 2020 · Goddess 神女 (1934) with English subtitles. @Modern Chinese Cultural Studies Widely regarded as the finest Chinese silent film, Goddess is a stylistic masterpiece. A single mother working as a ...
The Goddess a silent film from China made in 1934 and starring Ruan Lingyu in a stunning performance is the story of a prostitute and her son. (The word for Goddess in Chinese also means a loose woman) It was directed by Wu Yonggang.
Widely regarded as the finest Chinese silent film, Goddess is a stylistic masterpiece. A single mother working as a streetwalking prostitute finds herself trapped in a relationship with a thuggish gambler, and desperately fights to escape.
Nov 23, 2019 · Summary : A devoted mother supports her child through prostitution. Despite being domineered by a gangster called ‘the Boss’, she squirrels away part of her earnings in order to give her young son an education.
Jan 29, 2014 · In Shanghai, a young woman (Lingyu Ruan) can support her baby boy only by turning to prostitution. In avoiding the police, the young woman comes under the inadvertent protection of a criminal boss...
