Sing-Song Red Peony

The first Chinese sound film. It tells the story of Hong Pion (Red Peony), a singer-songwriter who, after her marriage to the depraved Faxiang Chen, not only tormented and suffered, but also endured the decline of her artistic career.

Director: Shichuan Zhang

Cast: Butterfly Wu, Xianzhai Wang, Peizhen Xia, Jianong Gong, Jiting Wang, Jie Tang, Zhiyuan Tan, Xiuying Zhu

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.