Shen nü = Goddess /

神女 = Goddess

A young woman can only support and educate her son by working as a prostitute in 1930s Shanghai. One of the rare films of famed Chinese star Ruan Lingyu.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Purrone, Kevin (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Lianhua Film Studios, Beauty Culture Communications Co
Other Authors:	Luo, Mingyou (Producer), Wu, Yonggang, 1907-1982 (Screenwriter, Director), Ruan, Lingyu, 1910-1935, Li, Keng, 1928-1965, Zhang, Zhizhi, 1901-1970, Tian, Jian
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Chinese
Language Notes:	Silent film with Chinese or English intertitles and musical accompaniment.
Published:	[Guangzhou] : [Beauty Culture Communications], [2006]
Subjects:	Prostitutes > Drama. Mothers and sons > Drama. Shanghai (China) > Drama. Feature films. Mothers and sons. Prostitutes. Silent films. China. China > Shanghai. Drama. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Chinese. Fiction films.

Description
Summary:	A young woman can only support and educate her son by working as a prostitute in 1930s Shanghai. One of the rare films of famed Chinese star Ruan Lingyu.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1934. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 77 min.) : silent, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD video ; NTSC ; all regions.
Production Credits:	Photography, Hong Weilie ; music composed and performed by Kevin Purrone.