Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998)

• 69%
• 1998
• Documentary
• Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang
• Tony Rayns
• Chang Cheh
• Ti Lung

Stanley Kwan examines queer themes in Chinese film for this insightful documentary, produced for the British Film Institute's "Century of Cinema" series. Using film clips, personal recollections, and interviews with film luminaries (including Ang Lee, Tsui Hark, Chen Kaige and Leslie Cheung), Kwan demonstrates how Chinese cinema has challenged gender norms for years, while asserting his own sexuality in a poignant conversation with his mother.