Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

1998
1h 20m
4.9

4.9/10

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Documentary
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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
BFI Kwan's Creation Workshop
Production Countries
Hong Kong United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
Cantonese Mandarin English

Keywords

sexuality male homosexuality gender roles chinese cinema

Quick Facts

Original Title 男生女相：華語電影之性別
Release Date June 4, 1998
Status Released
Language CN
IMDb ID tt0118203

Cast

Tony Rayns
Tony Rayns

Narrator

Chang Cheh
Chang Cheh

Self

Ti Lung
Ti Lung

Self

Peggy Chiao
Peggy Chiao

Self

John Woo
John Woo

Self

Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung

Self

Chen Kaige
Chen Kaige

Self

Xie Jin
Xie Jin

Self

Xie Yan
Xie Yan

Self

Hou Hsiao-hsien
Hou Hsiao-hsien

Self

Ang Lee
Ang Lee

Self

Tsai Ming-liang
Tsai Ming-liang

Self

Key Crew

Colin MacCabe
Executive Producer
Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang
Director
Elmond Yeung Chi-Sam
Writer
Paula Jalfon
Producer
Edward Lam
Writer