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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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Zhang Zhizhi

Hua Mu Lan 1939

Hua Mu Lan 木蘭從軍 (1939)

A young woman takes her father’s place in the army and protects the Tang empire from invaders in this wartime adaptation of the Mulan legend.

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.

Wild Rose 1932

Wild Rose 野玫瑰 (1932)

A vivacious country lass and a rich Shanghai boy fall in love. What will happen to young love when an uninhibited girl meets urban high society?

Woman Warrior of the Wild River 1930

Woman Warrior of the Wild River 6 荒江女俠 第六集 (1930)

A woman warrior saves a child carried away by a bird and battles bandits in this wuxia adventure film

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