Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

Release date : June 4, 1998
Runtime : 1h 20m
Countries of origin : Hong Kong / United Kingdom /
Original Language : Cantonese / Mandarin / English /
Director : Stanley Kwan /
Production companies : BFI / Kwan's Creation Workshop /
June 4, 1998 1h 20m Hong Kong Documentary Cantonese More
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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.
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  • title:Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1998
  • Runtime:1h 20m
  • Genres: Documentary ·
  • Countries of origin: Hong Kong · United Kingdom ·
  • Original Language: Cantonese · Mandarin · English ·
  • Director: Stanley Kwan /
  • Writers: Elmond Yeung Chi-Sam · Edward Lam ·
  • Production companies: BFI · Kwan's Creation Workshop ·
  • 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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