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The Shanghai Film Studio (simplified Chinese: 上海电影制片厂; traditional Chinese: 上海電影製片廠), one of the three biggest film studios in China, is the film division of the Shanghai Film Group Corporation in Shanghai, China. It is responsible for the production of Chinese films and TV programs.
May 31, 2022 · With a sprinkling of futuristic visions, some nostalgic looks at bygone eras, and glimpses of life at all levels of society, here are some of the best films made in or about Shanghai.
Jun 6, 2022 · Make the trek out to Shanghai Film Studio for two reasons: 1) to wander Shanghai’s Hollywood equivalent and stroll through the sets of some of China’s most famous films (such as “Lust, Caution”), and 2) to experience an older, preserved version of Shanghai, sans traffic and millions of pedestrians.
- The Goddess (1934) Director: Wu Yonggang. The Goddess is a classic of Chinese cinema’s golden age, with a powerful performance from silent era superstar Ruan Lingyu as the nameless ‘goddess’ of the title who works as a prostitute to support herself and her son.
- The Shanghai Gesture (1941) Director: Josef Von Sternberg. The last Hollywood production that Josef von Sternberg would complete, The Shanghai Gesture is a typically expressionistic and seedily intoxicating film noir, which imagines the ‘Pearl of the Orient’ as a hedonistic playground for lost souls.
- The Spring River Flows East (1947) Directors: Cai Chusheng and Zheng Junli. The Spring River Flows East is an epic melodrama that chronicles the trials and tribulations of a Shanghai family around the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- Fist of Fury (1972) Director: Lo Wei. Set during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, Fist of Fury had a nationalistic message that cemented Bruce Lee’s stardom in Asia following the breakthrough success of The Big Boss (1971).
Feb 4, 2021 · Shanghai’s old cinemas still bear memories of Hollywood, its nostalgic grandeur written in their red carpets and marble staircases, their bright lights and sleekly stenciled names.
Discover new TV shows and movies from Shanghai Film Studio and where you can watch them.
Shanghai Film Museum was opened to the public in June, 2013 on the former site of the Shanghai Film Studio. Covering a total exhibition area of 15,000 m2, the museum is a major showcase of China’s film production that features integrated functions of display and interactive visiting experience, serving the needs of archival collection ...
