An Amorous History of the Silver Screen

Name: An Amorous History of the Silver Screen
Released: 1931
Rating: 37.91
Cast: Zhiyuan Tan, Xianzhai Wang, Yunqing Xie, Peizhen Xia

1931

Comedy, Drama

52m

Approximately 52 minutes survive this meta cinematic, two-part silent film. Through the story of a former movie actress returning to her old studio, "An Amorous History of the Silver Screen" narrates a tale of love, filmmaking, and love of filmmaking. Set partly in the studio of Shanghai’s Star Motion Picture Company, the film represents real-life filmmakers at their craft, including director Zhang Shichuan and cinematographer Dong Keyi. The film also mentions several actual Star Co. productions

AKA:

Yin mu yan shi

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin

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An Amorous History of the Silver Screen

1931

Comedy, Drama

52m

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Heliophage

Rated 08 Mar 2024

We seem to be missing a Part 2 (and possibly a portion of Part 1) so we may never know for sure how things work out with that caddish husband... though to be honest, the biggest selling point of this production (for audiences then as now) wasn't the main plot, but the setting, as becomes clear when our lead eases back into things by dropping in for a full-out studio tour, with a look at the facilities, star and director cameos, and whatnot, and that accounts for about half the runtime we have.

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PUNQ

Rated 10 Aug 2023

A lot of missing pieces, but I was sort of liking the arrogance of the man standing there just letting the women in his life nag at him non-stop.

Rated 10 Aug 2023

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hotsake

Rated 16 Dec 2022

With a lot of silent films, only fragments remain as is the case here. With some films such as action or adventure films and to a lesser extent comedies fair better when seen as fragments. Dramas however really suffer when watched incompletely because the buildup, characterizations, and resolutions all depend on each other and the film feels cheapened when any of those parts or pieces of them are missing. This was my issue here, I had a hard time getting invested.

Rated 16 Dec 2022

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