Yan Ruisheng (1921)

1h 40m
Running Time

July 1, 1921
Release Date

Yan Ruisheng

Yan Ruisheng (1921)

1h 40m
Running Time

July 1, 1921
Release Date

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Plot.

In the summer of 1920, Shanghai was scandalized by a sensational murder, a high-profile case and subsequent trial that was the ongoing topic of conversation in the city's numerous cafes, clubs and teahouses. Among the various reasons for its notoriety, two stand out: first, the victim was a high-class prostitute, well known in Shanghai; second, the murderer had been a mid-level manager in a respected foreign firm, a playboy who in Manhattan might have been termed a "prominent young man about town." There were detailed press reports daily as the case wound its way through the judicial system.

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Cast & Crew.

Shouzhi Chen

Shouzhi Chen

Shao Peng

Shao Peng

Wang Caiyun

Wang Caiyun

Kengfu Gu

Kengfu Gu

Liao Enshou

Liao Enshou

Cinematography

Pengnian Ren

Pengnian Ren

Director

Yang Xiao-Zhong

Yang Xiao-Zhong

Writer

Details.

Release Date
July 1, 1921

Original Name
閻瑞生

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 40m

Genres

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prostitute
murder
docudrama

Wiki.

Yan Ruisheng (traditional Chinese: 閻瑞生; simplified Chinese: 阎瑞生; pinyin: Yán Ruìshēng) is a 1921 Chinese silent film directed by Ren Pengnian and starring Chen Shouzi and Wang Caiyun. A docudrama based on the murder of Wang Lianying the previous year, it follows a young man named Yan Ruisheng who, deeply in debt, kills a courtesan to steal her jewellery. The crime is discovered, and he and his accomplices attempt to flee. Yan is captured in Xuzhou and returned to Shanghai, where he is executed.

China's first full-length feature film, Yan Ruisheng was produced as short films were gaining traction among domestic producers. A collaborative project of the Chinese Cinema Study Society, the film extensively used the resources of the Commercial Press' filmmaking division. It emphasized verisimilitude in its casting and setting; the stars were chosen based on their physical resemblance to those involved, while extensive use of location shooting allowed scenes to be set in places associated with the murder.

Despite the generally poor box-office performance of earlier Chinese-made films, Yan Ruisheng was a commercial success upon release. Critical reception of its technical aspects was positive; however, the subject matter was challenged and the film faced several calls for banning. The success of Yan Ruisheng stimulated the rise of the domestic film industry even as it contributed to the rise of film censorship in China. The film is thought to be lost.

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