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''Three Modern Women'' () is a 1933 Chinese film directed by
Bu Wancang Bu Wancang (July 1, 1900 – December 30, 1973), also known by his English name Richard Poh, was a prolific China, Chinese film director and screenwriter active between the 1920s and the 1960s. He was born in Anhui. Career Originally a member o ...
and written by
Tian Han Tian Han ( zh, 田汉; 12 March 1898 – 10 December 1968), formerly romanized as T'ien Han, was a Chinese drama activist, playwright, a leader of revolutionary music and films, as well as a translator and poet. He emerged at the time of the ...
. The film tells a story about the romantic relationships between a movie star and three women representing three archetypes of contemporary women. Released by the
Lianhua Film Company The United Photoplay Service Company () was one of the three dominant production companies based in Shanghai, China during the 1930s, the other two being the Mingxing Film Company and the Tianyi Film Company, the forerunner of the Hong Kong–ba ...
, it was highly popular and won praise from left-wing critics. It is considered a
lost film A lost film is a feature film, feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially lost for a number of reasons. ...
.


Cast

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Ruan Lingyu Ruan Lingyu (born Ruan Fenggen; April 26, 1910 – March 8, 1935), also known by her English name Lily Yuen, was a Chinese silent film actress. One of the most prominent Chinese film stars of the 1930s, her exceptional acting ability and suicid ...
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Chen Yen-yen Chen Yanyan (; 12 January 1916 – 7 May 1999), born Chen Jianyan, was a Chinese actress and film producer in the cinema of Republic of China (1912–1949), British Hong Kong and Taiwan. Life Chen was born as Chen Jianyan in Ningbo, China in 19 ...
* Lai Cheuk-Cheuk * Jin Yan


See also

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New Women ''New Women'' () is a 1935 Chinese silent drama film produced by the United Photoplay Service. It is sometimes translated as ''New Woman''. The film starred Ruan Lingyu (in her penultimate film) and was directed by Cai Chusheng. This film beca ...
'' – 1935 film directed by
Cai Chusheng Cai Chusheng (January 12, 1906 – July 15, 1968) was a Chinese film director of the pre-Communist era, and was the first Chinese director to win an international film award at the Moscow International Film Festival. Best known for his progres ...
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Women Side by Side ''Women Side by Side'' (), also translated as ''Three Women'' and ''Female Fighters'', is a 1949 Chinese film directed by Chen Liting, made near the end of the Republic of China (1912–49), Republican era. It is Chen's most famous directorial wo ...
'' – 1949 film directed by
Chen Liting Chen Liting (; 20 October 1910 – 27 August 2013) was a Chinese playwright, drama and film director, screenwriter, and film theorist. He was one of the most prominent film directors and screenwriters in pre-Communist China, together with Shi ...
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List of Chinese films of the 1930s This is a list of films produced in the Republican period of China ordered by year of release in the 1930s. For an alphabetical listing of Chinese films see :Chinese films. 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 193 ...


References

Films directed by Bu Wancang 1933 drama films 1933 films Films set in Shanghai Lianhua Film Company films Films set in the Republic of China (1912–1949) Lost Chinese films 1933 lost films Silent Chinese drama films {{1930s-China-film-stub