This highly personal film essay demonstrates that Chinese cinema has dealt with questions of gender and sexuality more frankly and provocatively than any other national cinema. Yang ± Yin examines male bonding and phallic imagery in the swordplay and kung fu movies of the '60s and '70s; homosexuality; same-sex bonding and physical intimacy; the continuing emphasis on women's grievances in melodramas; and the phenomenon of Yam Kim-Fai, a Hong Kong actress who spent her life portraying men on and off the screen.
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Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema Cast
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Character |
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Tsui Hark
He was 48, now 74 years old
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as Himself |
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Hou Hsiao-Hsien
He was 51, now 77 years old
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as Himself |
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John Woo
He was 52, now 78 years old
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as Himself |
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Tsai Ming-liang
He was 40, now 67 years old
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as Himself |
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Ang Lee
He was 43, now 70 years old
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as Himself |
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Leslie Cheung
He was 41, 46 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Chang Cheh
He was 75, 79 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Chen Kaige
He was 45, now 72 years old
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as Himself |
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema Crew
