Love and Duty

Special Effects

Special effects were common in early Chinese cinema, especially in comedies and martial arts (wuxia) films of the 1920s

Animation and Cartoons 卡通與漫畫

Early Chinese cinema included both animated films and live-action films with animated and illustrated sequences

Chen Yanyan 陳燕燕

Chen Yanyan 陳燕燕 had long film career in Republican China, post-war Taiwan, and Hong Kong, lasting from the 1930s to the 1980s

Ruan Lingyu 阮玲玉

Ruan Lingyu is one of the most iconic actors of China’s silent cinema age.

The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Cinemas (2013), edited by Carlos Rojas and Eileen Chow

What does it mean for a cinematic work to be “Chinese”? Does it refer specifically to a work’s subject, or does it also reflect considerations of language, ethnicity, nationality, ideology, or political orientation? Such questions make any single approach to a vast field like “Chinese cinema” difficult at best. This Handbook presents thirty-three essays by leading researchers and scholars intent on yielding new insights and new analyses using three different methodologies.

Jin Yan (2009), by Richard J. Meyer

Jin Yan: The Rudolph Valentino of Shanghai tells the remarkable story of the “Emperor of Film,” who dominated the golden age of Chinese silent movies. Jin Yan achieved his greatest stardom in the 1930s, when women literally threw themselves at his feet.