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The Lost Pearl 1937

Waves Washing the Sand 1936 star_border 6
Returning home from a long voyage overseas, a man finds his wife and child living with another man. Fuelled by anger, he murders the other man and is forced to flee justice, until he faces death on a deserted island.

Return to Nature 1936
General Zhou organized a boat trip with his family and friends, but a storm struck and they were all drifted to a deserted island.

Lost Lambs 1936
A silent Chinese feature film

National Customs 1935 star_border 6.6
In 1930, two sisters from the countryside, the serious Zhang Lan (Ruan Lingyu) and the frivolous Zhang Tao graduate from the secondary school where their mother Zhang Jie serves as principal. They both love their cousin Zuo, but have ambitions other than marriage. Their lives change dramatically when both attend university in Shanghai and encounter modern urban life and rapidly changing society. The film also depicts the emergence of Chiang Kai-shek's 1934 New Life Movement. Lianhua Film Studio did the film to appease the Nationalist Party which accused it of primarily presenting left-wing films, which was true.

The Big Road 1935 star_border 6.2
Six young men from the city take jobs building roads for the Chinese Army

The Goddess 1934 star_border 7.8
A young prostitute, who is trying to give her infant son a good start in life, must contend with a coercive pimp and the prejudices of others.

Song of the Fishermen 1934 star_border 6
The story is about a fisherman's family living near to Shanghai. In the beginning, twin babies are born, a boy and a girl. Their growing-up is briefly sketched, and their friendship with "young master", a boy from rich family about their age.

Queen of Sports 1934 star_border 5.8
Young sprinter Lin Ying enrolls in a sports college in Shanghai. As she becomes a sports celebrity, she starts to mangle with the upper class and has gradually forgotten the true essence of sports.

Early Morning in the Big City 1933
The entaglement of a deserted child Qiling who start to work for his biological father Menghua’s construction company 24 years later.

Daybreak 1933 star_border 6.4
A country girl and her boyfriend arrive in Shanghai for a better life. They soon find only desperation. She is raped and falls into prostitution as he drifts into revolutionary circles. Her access through her trade grants her greater access which she uses to aid her revolutionary lover with tragic results.

A Rosy Dream 1932 star_border 4
Pink Dream tells the story of a young novelist who is supported by a loving and hard-working wife. The novelist, however, is drawn to the decadent life of a socialite who introduces him to the dance halls that dot Shanghai. As the film progresses, the novelist soon learns of the emptiness of this urban existence and rejects it as a "pink dream."

Loving Blood of the Volcano 1932 star_border 6
A warlord's nephew lusts for farmer Song Ke's sister. When Song refuses, the whole family is thrown into jail and the sister commits suicide. The father dies of grief and Song lives with his cousin abroad. The warlord's nephew loses power and also escapes to the same country.

Cry of the Cuckoo in the Temple 1932
Historical drama from Hong Kong directed by Leung Siu-Bo.

Wild Rose 1932 star_border 5.7
A wild country girl moves to Shanghai with her painter boyfriend and experiences exploitation and poverty.

The Peach Girl 1931 star_border 6
An upper-class son of urbane landowners falls in love with a peasant girl. When a pregnancy results, the couple are kept apart by strict societal morays.

A Spray of Plum Blossoms 1931 star_border 6
Bai Le De and Hu Lun tung are military cadets. After graduating, Hu Lin Tung is appointed captain of Guangdong headquarters and goes away. Later, Bae Le De is also appointed to a post at the same place. Hu Lun Ting falls in love with Luo Hua, daughter of the local commander.

Love and Duty 1931 star_border 7.2
The film tells the story of Yang Naifan (Ruan Lingyu) who runs from her arranged marriage to be with her true love, Li Zuyi (Jin Yan). The film details the poverty she must endure for breaking with tradition.

The Dream of the Ancient Capital 1930
This film depicting the lives of ordinary people — street peddlers, poor scholars, and young revolutionaries — reflects the culturally progressive political climate of that pre-War, post-May the 4th era.

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