The Virgin

Zhang Qin • 2021

The character Jiang Hongyu played by actress Luo Qi was a talented and beautiful film star from the Republican era. She had been immensely successful but was eventually swindled out of all her wealth by her lover, leading to her downfall and life as a prostitute. In real life, Luo Qi, nearing thirty, remains a virgin, unable to open up her tightly guarded heart. The two women, one in the play and the other in real life, merge through their shared yearning for love, ultimately reciprocating a perfect ending with mutual understanding and empathy...