Pink Dream is a 1932 Chinese silent film

Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...

 and an early film by director Cai Chusheng

Cai Chusheng

Resting Place= Babaoshan Revoluntionary CemeteryCai Chusheng was a Chinese film director of the pre-Communist era. Known best for his progressive output in the 1930s, Cai Chusheng later became a victim to the persecutions of the Cultural Revolution.- Early career :Born in Shanghai to Cantonese...

. A melodrama, the film's social critique of the decadent urban lifestyle was nevertheless met with criticism by Shanghai's progressives as overly decadent and influenced by American cinema, particularly the film's numerous scenes of Shanghai's dance halls. Today the film is generally seen as Cai's last film before his turn towards more overtly leftist films.

It is sometimes translated as A Dream in Pink. An extent print of the film is maintained by the China Film Archives.

Plot

Pink Dream tells the story of a young novelist who is supported by a loving and hard-working wife. The novelist, however, is drawn to the decadent life of a socialite who introduces him to the dance halls that dot Shanghai. As the film progresses, the novelist soon learns of the emptiness of this urban existence and rejects it as a "pink dream."

External links

• Pink Dream at the Chinese Movie Database