柏林國際電影節最佳女主角
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改篇自中國默片時代，天才女演員的傳奇一生，主角張曼玉絲絲入扣的演出技驚國際，贏得第四十二屆柏林國際電影節最佳女主角。1935年的春天，默片電影明星阮玲玉突然自殺，震動海外，出殯當日擠滿數十萬人潮。阮16歲便投身影壇，在短短的9年演出了29齣默片，使她成為萬人愛戴的演員，但私生活亦同時遭惡意非議。社會大眾對其自殺成因議論紛紛：因事業下滑？還是一團糟的感情？然而，在阮的遺書中，卻留下「人言可畏」 四字，作為她對多年來遭輿論逼害的最後控訴……。

International superstar Maggie Cheung (In the Mood for Love) embodies tragic screen siren Ruan Lingyu, known as the "Greta Garbo of China," in this unconventional biopic by Hong Kong New Wave master Stanley Kwan (Rouge). Praised for her moving and emotive onscreen presence, Ruan's private life, which was frequent fodder for the vicious Shanghai tabloids, began to mirror the melodramas which brought her fame, culminating in her suicide at age 24. Kwan and Cheung paint a kaleidoscopic yet intimate portrait of the ill-fated actress, deftly blending lush period drama, archival footage, and metatextual documentary sequences of Cheung reflecting on Ruan's legacy. The result is, much like the films of Ruan Lingyu themselves, "tender, vivid and almost overwhelmingly moving" (Time Out).