Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998, Cantonese. Directed by Stanley Kwan Kam-pang.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Cantonese
- Rated
- G
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Cast & crew
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- Released
- 4 June 1998
- Original title
- 男生女相：華語電影之性別
- Country
- Hong Kong, United Kingdom
- Written by
- Elmond Yeung Chi-Sam, Edward Lam
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Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema runs 80 minutes (1h 20m).
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Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema is rated G in India. That rating means it is generally fine for children.
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Who directed Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema?
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998) was directed by Stanley Kwan Kam-pang and stars Tony Rayns, Chang Cheh, Ti Lung.