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An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film argues has been more frankly and provocatively explored than in any other national cinema. Utilizing both film excerpts and interviews with many leading directors and academics, the film examines topics such as male bonding in kung fu movies, depictions of same-sex bonding and physical intimacy, the emphasis on women's grievances in melodramas, and the career of Yam Kim-Fai, a Hong Kong actress who spent her life portraying men on and off the screen.Read moreLess
An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film argues has been more frankly and provocatively explored than in any other national cinema. Utilizing both film excerpts and interviews with many leading directors and academics, the film examines topics such as male bonding in kung fu movies, depictions of same-sex bonding and physical intimacy, the emphasis on women's grievances in melodramas, and the career of Yam Kim-Fai, a Hong Kong actress who spent her life portraying men on and off the screen.
The story
An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film argues has been more frankly and provocatively explored than in any other national cinema. Utilizing both film excerpts and interviews with many leading directors and academics, the film examines topics such as male bonding in kung fu movies, depictions of same-sex bonding and physical intimacy, the emphasis on women's grievances in melodramas, and the career of Yam Kim-Fai, a Hong Kong actress who spent her life portraying men on and off the screen.
Cast & crew
Tony RaynsNarrator
Chang ChehSelf
Ti LungSelf
John WooSelf
Leslie CheungSelf
Chen KaigeSelf
Xie JinSelf
Hou Hsiao-hsienSelf
Ang LeeSelf
Tsai Ming-liangSelfExplore the crew
- Director
- Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang
- Writer
- Elmond Yeung Chi-Sam
- Director of Photography
- Christopher Doyle
- Writer
- Edward Lam
- Producer
- Paula Jalfon
- Editor
- Maurice Li