Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1996)

Original title

男生女相：華語電影之性別

Directed by

Stanley Kwan

Genre

documentary film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

G

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines how Chinese cinema has depicted gender and same-sex attraction. Director Stanley Kwan looks at films from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan to show evolving portrayals of queer identity.

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What happens

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema is a 1996 documentary by filmmaker Stanley Kwan exploring representations of queerness and LGBT identity in film from Greater China. The film was produced and partially funded by the British Film Institute to mark the centenary of cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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