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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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