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Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998)

ALL 06/04/1998 (cn) Documentary 80 Min
  • Release
    06/04/1998
  • Production
    BFI, Kwan's Creation Workshop
  • Rotten tomato
    54%
  • Original title
    男生女相：華語電影之性別
  • Original language
    cn
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

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.

  1. Stanley Kwan

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Maurice Li

    Editor

  4. Paula Jalfon

    Producer



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Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998) 80 Min

ALL 06/04/1998 (cn)
Documentary
  • Release 06/04/1998
  • Production
    BFI, Kwan's Creation Workshop
  • Original title 男生女相：華語電影之性別
  • cn
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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.

  1. Stanley Kwan

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Maurice Li

    Editor

  4. Paula Jalfon

    Producer



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