The Goddess
“A story of a mother’s love.”
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.
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Cast
6 people
Ruan Lingyu
The Goddess
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Zhang Zhizhi
Boss Zhang
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Keng Li
The Goddess's Son
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Junpan Li
Principal
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Song at Midnight
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Huaiqiu Tang
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Plunder of Peach and Plum
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Tian Jian
Wu Yonggang Director · Weilie Hong Cinematographer
First release December 7, 1934 · Produced in China · Languages Chinese, No dialogue
Production
Lianhua Film Company
Production
China
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Original title
神女
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · No dialogue
Release dates
China · December 7, 1934
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
China
October 7, 1993 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
June 14, 2005 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
June 14, 2014 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival（restored version）
June 14, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival(musical version)
Hong Kong SAR China
April 5, 2021 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival（restored version）
Italy
March 5, 1982 · Premiere · Turin, Ombre Elettriche Festival
Kazakhstan
July 23, 2017 · Premiere · Eurasia International Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 14, 2014 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival（digitally restored version）
Uruguay
January 13, 2018 · Theatrical · Cinemateca Uruguaya
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