Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
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.
Cast
Tony Rayns
as Narrator
Chang Cheh
as Self
Ti Lung
as Self
Peggy Chiao
as Self
John Woo
as Self
Leslie Cheung
as Self
Chen Kaige
as Self
Xie Jin
as Self
Xie Yan
as Self
Hou Hsiao-hsien
as Self
