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China
- Program Title: THE Goddess [Shen nu]
- EASC Code: CG-03
- Series Title:
- Region/Country: China
- Language:
- Subtitles:
- Subject: Movie & TV Drama
- Program Type: Feature
- Media Type: VHS
- Director:
- Producer: Lianhua Studios
- Release Date: 1934
- Running Time:
- Color or BW: BW
- Program Abstract: "The story of a beautiful streetwalker ("goddess" is slang for prostitute) who sells herself to support her family. Bullied by the police and a local despot, she tries in vain to protect her son from similar treatment at school. Driven to the point of madness by oppression, this desperate soul strikes out, destroying the last remnants of hope in her beleaguered life. Socio-economic wrongs are the ostensible subject of THE GODDESS, but it is Ruan Lingyu's moving performance that deepens and universalizes the film's impact."
- Data Entry Date: 1/25/1999
