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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.
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Tony Rayns
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Chang Cheh
Self
Ti Lung
Self
Peggy Chiao
Self
John Woo
Self
Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing
Self
Chen Kaige
Self
Xie Jin
Self
Xie Yan
Self
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Self
Ang Lee
Self
Tsai Ming-liang
Self
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