男生女相：华语电影之性别 (1998)

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This highly personal film essay demonstrates that Chinese cinema has dealt with questions of gender and sexuality more frankly and provocatively than any other national cinema. Yang ± Yin examines male bonding and phallic imagery in the swordplay and kung fu movies of the '60s and '70s; homosexuality; same-sex bonding and physical intimacy; the continuing emphasis on women's grievances in melodramas; and the phenomenon of Yam Kim-Fai, a Hong Kong actress who spent her life portraying men on and off the screen.

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1998-06-04

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sexuality male homosexuality gender roles chinese tradition chinese cinema

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Runtime: 80 mins Rating: 5.3

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Ang Lee

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John Woo

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Chen Kaige

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Tsui Hark

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Hou Hsiao-hsien

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Leslie Cheung

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Tsai Ming-Liang

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Peggy Chiao

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