Century of Cinema Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (Season 1, Episode 16)
TV Episode | 80 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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Century of Cinema

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (Season 1, Episode 16)

TV Episode | 80 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Stanley Kwan examines queer themes in Chinese film for this insightful documentary, produced for the British Film Institute's "Century of Cinema" series. Using film clips, personal recollections, and interviews with film luminaries (...See moreStanley Kwan examines queer themes in Chinese film for this insightful documentary, produced for the British Film Institute's "Century of Cinema" series. Using film clips, personal recollections, and interviews with film luminaries (including Ang Lee, Tsui Hark, Chen Kaige and Leslie Cheung), Kwan demonstrates how Chinese cinema has challenged gender norms for years, while asserting his own sexuality in a poignant conversation with his mother. Written by HKIFF See less

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Cheh Chang Self Self See fewer	Vengeance! (1970)
Kaige Chen Self Self See fewer	Farewell My Concubine (1993)
Leslie Cheung Self Self See fewer	Days of Being Wild (1990)
Peggy Chiao Self Self See fewer	Beijing Bicycle (2001)
Allen Fong Self Self See fewer	Ah Ying (1983)
Hsiao-Hsien Hou Self Self See fewer	The Assassin (2015)
Yan Kin-Fai Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Ang Lee Self Self See fewer	The Wedding Banquet (1993)
Bruce Lee Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Fist of Fury (1972)
Tsai Ming-liang Self (as Ming-liang Tsai) Self (as Ming-liang Tsai) See fewer	Rebels of the Neon God (1992)
Suet-Sin Pak Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Cai xing gao zhao (1957)
Tony Rayns Narrator Narrator See fewer	Happy Together (1997)
Lung Ti Self Self See fewer	A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Hark Tsui Self Self See fewer	Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
John Woo Self Self See fewer	A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Jin Xie Self Self See fewer	Hibiscus Town (1987)
Edward Yang Self Self See fewer	Yi Yi (2000)