Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
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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.
Release Date : 1998-06-04
Language :CantoneseMandarinEnglish
Adult : false
Status : Released
Production Company : BFIKwan's Creation Workshop
Production Country : Hong KongUnited Kingdom
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Cast
Character Name : Narrator
Original Name : Tony Rayns
Gender : Male
Character Name : Self
Original Name : 張徹
Gender : Male
Character Name : Self
Original Name : 狄龍
Gender : Male
Character Name : Self
Original Name : Peggy Chiao
Gender : Female
Character Name : Self
Original Name : 吴宇森
Gender : Male
Character Name : Self
Original Name : 張國榮
Gender : Male
Character Name : Self
Original Name : 陈凯歌
Gender : Male
Character Name : Self
Original Name : 谢晋
Gender : Male
Character Name : Self
Original Name : 谢衍
Gender : Male
Character Name : Self
Original Name : 侯孝賢
Gender : Male
Character Name : Self
Original Name : 李安
Gender : Male
Character Name : Self
Original Name : 蔡明亮
Gender : Male
Character Name : Self
Original Name : 楊德昌
Gender : Male
Character Name : Self
Original Name : Allen Fong
Gender : Male
Character Name : Self
Original Name : Zhang Yuan
Gender : Male
Character Name : Self
Original Name : 徐克
Gender : Male
Character Name : Self
Original Name : Law Kar
Gender : Male
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