This book is a brief history of Chinese films. From the early attempts in Shanghai to the rapid rise of film companies represented by Star Film Company in Shanghai in the 1930s, as well as the birth of a number of real movie stars such as Wang Renmei, Ruan Lingyu, Hu Die, and Zhou Xuan, Chinese films began to embark on a legendary path of their own. By the 1950s, Hong Kong films began to step out of the shadow of old Shanghai films, gradually forming unique cultural tastes and commercial characteristics, and eventually became the world-renowned "Oriental Hollywood." Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Chow Yun-fat, Stephen Chow and other filmmakers have gained recognition and popularity in their respective fields with their different characteristics. "History of Stars" uses popular and clear writing style to lead readers to review the vicissitudes of Chinese films over the past century, recording the joys and sorrows, love and hatred on and off the screen. It reads like an excellent biographical history book, with rich characters and ups and downs of the story, making it endlessly memorable.
Reader comments
This book is like an epic Chinese movie, allowing me to see the legendary lives of movie stars. Their stories not only let me understand the development process of Chinese films, but also made me feel the ups and downs of life and the emotional waves. Especially seeing the experiences of Ruan Lingyu and Zhou Xuan made me sigh for their fate. The struggles of celebrities such as Jackie Chan and Stephen Chow also reminded me of my own path to pursue my dreams, which inspired me a lot. This book is really worth reading!
In fact, film and television stars are just like us ordinary people. It can be said that they have put in more efforts. Although they have achieved great fame and popularity, the fate of some people is actually more miserable than that of ordinary people!
The past and present life of film and television stars can be read with a sense of vicissitudes of the times, and vivid scenes unfold... An unforgettable journey through the history of film and television~
This book is like an epic Chinese movie, allowing me to see the legendary lives of movie stars. Their stories not only let me understand the development process of Chinese films, but also made me feel the ups and downs of life and the emotional waves. Especially seeing the experiences of Ruan Lingyu and Zhou Xuan made me sigh for their fate. The struggles of celebrities such as Jackie Chan and Stephen Chow also reminded me of my own path to pursue my dreams, which inspired me a lot. This book is really worth reading!
In fact, film and television stars are just like us ordinary people. It can be said that they have put in more efforts. Although they have achieved great fame and popularity, the fate of some people is actually more miserable than that of ordinary people!
The past and present life of film and television stars can be read with a sense of vicissitudes of the times, and vivid scenes unfold... An unforgettable journey through the history of film and television~