Center Stage / Cinematheque / Nearby Asian restaurant

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This movie looks very interesting. It stars Maggie Cheung AND tony Leung Ka-fai from In the Mood for Love. Note1: it is 2 1/2 hours. Note2: Allow extra time as it is Feast of the Assumption in Little Italy. **6:05 MOVIE** Meet in the lobby before (optional) and afterwards by the red chairs. **EATS** The group will pick an Asian restaurant. You can put them in your comments or we can discuss after the movie. No reservations needed. All are walkable, Bibop Otani Keikos Build your Pho Chopsticks. **DESCRIPTION** Based on the tragic true story of China’s first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu, chronicling her rise to fame as a movie actress in Shanghai during the 1930s.[More details](https://cinematheque.cia.edu/movies/center-stage/) **ROTTEN TOMATOES** 100 **REVIEW** *“*...Kwan's bold approach is something like analyzing a film in real time, his intertwining of feature scenes, interviews with actors and filmmakers and clips from what remains of her work enriching the experience\*"\* [FULL REVIEW](https://www.reelingreviews.com/reviews/center-stage-on-blu-ray/) **HELP CHIP IN** [Meetup.com](http://meetup.com/%20%22http://meetup.com/%22) charges our group for use of this site. Our suggested annual contribution of $5-10 dollars helps defray costs. **Paypal** (jimsimler@hotmail.com) [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jimsimler](https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jimsimler%20%22https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jimsimler%22) **Cash App** ($JimSimler): [https://cash.app/$JimSimler](https://cash.app/$JimSimler%20%22https://cash.app/$JimSimler%22) **Zelle** (jimsimler@hotmail.com) **Venmo** (Jim-Simler): [https://venmo.com/u/Jim-Simler](https://venmo.com/u/Jim-Simler%20%22https://venmo.com/u/Jim-Simler%22) **Pay the Organizer at any event**