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A single mother working as a streetwalking prostitute finds herself trapped in a relationship with a thuggish gambler, and desperately fights to escape. How should society respond to her sacrifices? An exemplary melodrama featuring legendary actress Ruan Lingyu at her most radiant. Child actor Li Keng (Henry Lai, Lai Hang) also appears in films <em>Sports Queen</em> (1934) and <em>Song of China</em> (1935).</p> <h2>Learn more</h2> <p>Watch the video lectures and see other related content in Module 3 of the <a href="https://chinesefilmclassics.sites.olt.ubc.ca/course/module-3-goddess-1934/">Chinese Film Classics course</a>.</p> <p><em>Goddess</em> is discussed in chapter 4 of the book <a href="https://chinesefilmclassics.sites.olt.ubc.ca/book/"><em>Chinese Film Classics, 1922-1949</em></a>.</p> <h2>Related Posts</h2> <hr /> </p> <div class="module-box"><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"><p> <a target="_self" href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/teaching-resources-early-chinese-cinema/" title="Teaching Resources for Early Chinese Cinema" class="">Teaching Resources for Early Chinese Cinema</a><br /> The Chinese Film Classics Project is a research, teaching, and translation initiative aimed at making early Chinese cinema more accessible to the general public</p> </div><div class="span6"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="2560" height="1350" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2022/02/ChineseFilmLogo_Layout_03-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="EEA 2021-fall" srcset="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2022/02/ChineseFilmLogo_Layout_03-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2022/02/ChineseFilmLogo_Layout_03-300x158.jpg 300w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2022/02/ChineseFilmLogo_Layout_03-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2022/02/ChineseFilmLogo_Layout_03-768x405.jpg 768w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2022/02/ChineseFilmLogo_Layout_03-1536x810.jpg 1536w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2022/02/ChineseFilmLogo_Layout_03-2048x1080.jpg 2048w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2022/02/ChineseFilmLogo_Layout_03-270x142.jpg 270w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div></div></div> <hr /> <p></p> <div class="module-box"><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"><p> <a target="_self" href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/chinese-film-classics-1922-1949-rea/" title="Chinese Film Classics, 1922-1929 (2021), by Christopher Rea" class="">Chinese Film Classics, 1922-1929 (2021), by Christopher Rea</a><br /> An essential guide to the first golden age of Chinese cinema, offering detailed introductions to fourteen films.</p> </div><div class="span6"><img decoding="async" width="1707" height="2560" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/rea-18812_front_revised_1-1-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Chinese Film Classics 1922-1949 by Christopher Rea" srcset="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/rea-18812_front_revised_1-1-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/rea-18812_front_revised_1-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/rea-18812_front_revised_1-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/rea-18812_front_revised_1-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/rea-18812_front_revised_1-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/rea-18812_front_revised_1-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/rea-18812_front_revised_1-1-240x360.jpg 240w" sizes="(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px" /> </div></div></div> <hr /> <p></p> <div class="module-box"><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"><p> <a target="_self" href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/ruan-lingyu/" title="Ruan Lingyu 阮玲玉" class="">Ruan Lingyu 阮玲玉</a><br /> Ruan Lingyu is one of the most iconic actors of China's silent cinema age.</p> </div><div class="span6"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1676" height="947" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/03/NW-L1-26-Ruan-Lingyu-looking-glamorous-scaled-e1619124613567.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Ruan Lingyu photo in New Women 1935" srcset="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/03/NW-L1-26-Ruan-Lingyu-looking-glamorous-scaled-e1619124613567.jpg 1676w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/03/NW-L1-26-Ruan-Lingyu-looking-glamorous-scaled-e1619124613567-300x170.jpg 300w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/03/NW-L1-26-Ruan-Lingyu-looking-glamorous-scaled-e1619124613567-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/03/NW-L1-26-Ruan-Lingyu-looking-glamorous-scaled-e1619124613567-768x434.jpg 768w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/03/NW-L1-26-Ruan-Lingyu-looking-glamorous-scaled-e1619124613567-1536x868.jpg 1536w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/03/NW-L1-26-Ruan-Lingyu-looking-glamorous-scaled-e1619124613567-270x153.jpg 270w" sizes="(max-width: 1676px) 100vw, 1676px" /> </div></div></div> <hr /> <p></p> <div class="module-box"><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"><p> <a target="_self" href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/ruan-ling-yu-2005-by-richard-j-meyer/" title="Ruan Ling-Yu (2005), by Richard J. Meyer" class="">Ruan Ling-Yu (2005), by Richard J. Meyer</a><br /> Ruan Ling-yu: The Goddess of Shanghai tells the story of one of the greatest Chinese movie stars of the silent era from humble origins to tragic death at the height of her career.</p> </div><div class="span6"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="200" height="250" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/2005-Ruan-Ling-Yu-by-Richard-J-Meyer.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Ruan Ling-Yu 2005 by Richard J Meyer" /> </div></div></div> <hr /> <p></p> <div class="module-box"><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"><p> <a target="_self" href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/the-little-angel-1935/" title="The Little Angel 小天使 (1935)" class="">The Little Angel 小天使 (1935)</a><br /> Director Wu Yonggang's encore to "Goddess" (1934) focuses on the trials of a poor but loving family and their angelic boy.</p> </div><div class="span6"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1304" height="747" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2024/09/The-Little-Angel-1.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="The Little Angel 1935" srcset="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2024/09/The-Little-Angel-1.jpg 1304w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2024/09/The-Little-Angel-1-300x172.jpg 300w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2024/09/The-Little-Angel-1-1024x587.jpg 1024w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2024/09/The-Little-Angel-1-768x440.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1304px) 100vw, 1304px" /> </div></div></div> <hr /> <p></p> <div class="module-box"><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"><p> <a target="_self" href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/new-women-1935/" title="New Women 新女性 (1935)" class="">New Women 新女性 (1935)</a><br /> A contemporary social drama about “the woman question.” What are women’s lives like in China today? And what should they be?</p> </div><div class="span6"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2021/04/New-Women-still-1-e1618428917209.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="New Women 1935" /> </div></div></div> <hr /> <p></p> <div class="module-box"><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"><p> <a target="_self" href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/the-peach-girl-1931/" title="The Peach Girl 桃花泣血記 (1931)" class="">The Peach Girl 桃花泣血記 (1931)</a><br /> The Peach Girl co-stars Ruan Lingyu and Jin Yan as lovers in rural China tragically separated by social class.</p> </div><div class="span6"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="168" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/1931/04/The-Peach-Girl-1931-thumbnail-e1618429102630.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="The Peach Girl (1931)" /> </div></div></div> <hr /> <p></p> <div class="module-box"><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"><p> <a target="_self" href="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/love-and-duty-1931/" title="Love and Duty 戀愛與義務 (1931)" class="">Love and Duty 戀愛與義務 (1931)</a><br /> A romantic melodrama with paternalistic overtones, Love and Duty was the first Lianhua film to showcase the chemistry between Ruan Lingyu and Jin Yan.</p> </div><div class="span6"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="835" height="497" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2022/02/Love-and-Duty-thumbnail.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Love and Duty 1931" srcset="https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2022/02/Love-and-Duty-thumbnail.jpg 835w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2022/02/Love-and-Duty-thumbnail-300x179.jpg 300w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2022/02/Love-and-Duty-thumbnail-768x457.jpg 768w, https://chinesefilmclassics.org/files/2022/02/Love-and-Duty-thumbnail-270x161.jpg 270w" sizes="(max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px" /> </div></div></div> <hr /> <p> </div> </div> <div id="utility-after-content" class="sidebar utility "> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid expand content"> <div id="subsidiary" class="sidebar aside span-12"> <div id="section-31" class="widget section-widget widget-section-widget"><div class="widget-wrap widget-inside"><div id="body-container" class="container"> <div class="expand websitefooter"> <div class="contact-column"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Xdirs4_JYpeyWi46h8kdA"><img class="footer-icon" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2021/03/white-youtube-logo-transparent-7-e1616172644322.png" alt="Youtube icon"></a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Xdirs4_JYpeyWi46h8kdA">Subscribe to the Modern Chinese YouTube Channel</a> </div> <div class="contact-column contact-info"> © <a href="https://asia.ubc.ca/profile/christopher-rea/">Christopher Rea</a> </div> <div class="contact-column"> <img class="footer-icon" src="https://chinesefilmclassics.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2021/03/UBC-logo-2018-crest-white-rgb72-e1616177000993.png"> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div id="section-32" class="widget section-widget widget-section-widget"><div class="widget-wrap widget-inside"><script> $('.iso-nav').each(function() { $(this).after($('<hr>')); 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