The Angel

1939
5.5| 0h30m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 01 January 1939 Released
Producted By: Hua Cheng Film Company
Country: China
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://mcms.lcsd.gov.hk/FAMS_ipac/cclib/search/showBib.jsp?oai=Y&f=e&id=655371173350405
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This is one of the rare gems in early Chinese musical films that still exists today. Nancy Chan plays a naïve young woman who can sing and dance. Under the arrangement of her stepfather, she becomes a star and indulges in the glitz and glamour of the entertainment world before getting married to a wealthy heir in Nanyang. Yet her husband is cruel and unfaithful, leading her to divorce and return to her parents in Shanghai. She is set for a comeback to the stage. Her young daughter suffers from a serious illness. A remake of the Bu Wanchang’s silent film The Light of Maternal Instinct (1933), this film takes cues from Hollywood musicals, resulting in an elegant and lively fusion of camera movement and musical numbers. The film also reflects the harsh reality of China in the 1930s and the pathos of popular literature by combining morals, entertainment and social commentary to show that changes in the idea of femininity is a symbol of progress.

Genre

Drama, Music

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Director

Griffin Yueh Feng

Production Companies

Hua Cheng Film Company

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The Angel Audience Reviews

Scanialara You won't be disappointed!
Contentar Best movie of this year hands down!
Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.
Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.