Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Tony Rayns

Narrator

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Chang Cheh

Himself

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Ti Lung

Himself

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Peggy Chiao

Herself

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John Woo

Himself

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Leslie Cheung

Himself

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Chen Kaige

Himself

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Xie Jin

Himself

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Elmond Yeung Chi-Sam Edward Lam
Directing	Director	Stanley Kwan
	Assistant Director	Maurice Li Ming-Wen Thomas Chow Wai-Kwan Liu Han-Ming Katie Kwan Siu-Wai
Camera	Director of Photography	Christopher Doyle
	Camera Operator	Fu-Keung Chiu
Editing	Editor	Maurice Li Ming-Wen
	Assistant Editor	Lou Xu Wake Wong Mimi Leung Wong Cheung Hei
Production	Executive Producer	Colin MacCabe
	Production Manager	Esther Johnson Penny Spencer Wang Biao Tuen-Ping Wang
	Consulting Producer	Tony Rayns
	Producer	Paula Jalfon
	Associate Producer	Benny Wong Chung-Yam
Sound	Music	Yo Yo Yu
	Sound Mixer	Vincent Fong Chan Hon-Bong
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