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    • Module 1: Laborer’s Love (1922)
    • Module 2: Sports Queen (1934)
    • Module 3: Goddess (1934)
    • Module 4: The Great Road (1934)
    • Module 5: New Women (1935)
    • Module 6: Song at Midnight (1937)
    • Module 7: Street Angels (1937)
    • Module 8: Long Live the Missus! (1947)
    • Module 9: Spring River Flows East (1947)
    • Module 10: Spring in a Small Town (1948)
    • Module 11: Crows and Sparrows (1949)
    • Module 12: Course Wrap-Up
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1934

The Great Road 1934 still

The Great Road 大路 (1934)

In this genre-bending romp, a band of road workers, aided by two women, build a great road to help China fight off invaders.

Goddess 1934

Goddess 神女 (1934)

Ruan Lingyu stars as a single mother in Shanghai struggling to give her young son an education, in the face of exploitation and social prejudice.

Song of the Fishermen (1934)

Song of the Fishermen 漁光曲 (1934)

Sister and brother struggle to survive as fishermen in northern China, in this musical melodrama. A box office smash.

Sports Queen 1934 production still track

Sports Queen 體育皇后 (1934)

A country girl joins a women’s sports academy in Shanghai and becomes a national track star. Will she learn the true athletic spirit?

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