';s first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu. during the 1930s. and at the same timetales of a harassed and martyred woman misunderstood and abused by social forces and an ignorant mob. Nicknamed the 'Chinese Garbo began her acting career when she was 16 years old and committed suicide
The luminous Maggie Cheung, who deservedly won the Berlin Festival Acting Award, offers a sensitive portrait of the popular actress Ruan Ling-Yu (she was compared to Garbo), who committed suicide over a scandal in her personal life.
