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.
Tony Rayns
as Narrator
張徹
as Self
狄龍
as Self
Peggy Chiao
as Self
吴宇森
as Self
張國榮
as Self
陈凯歌
as Self
谢晋
as Self
谢衍
as Self
侯孝賢
as Self
李安
as Self
蔡明亮
as Self
