Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

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Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

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.

Original Title

男生女相:華語電影之性別

Release Date

1998-06-04

Year

1998

Duration

1h 20m

Status

Released

Score

4.90

#sexuality#male-homosexuality#gender-roles#chinese-cinema

Cast

Tony Rayns

Tony Rayns

Narrator

Chang Cheh

Chang Cheh

Ti Lung

Ti Lung

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Peggy Chiao

John Woo

John Woo

Leslie Cheung

Leslie Cheung

Chen Kaige

Chen Kaige

Xie Jin

Xie Jin

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Xie Yan

Hou Hsiao-hsien

Hou Hsiao-hsien