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Language
English
Description
A personal study, in which the filmmaker traces the evolution of his identity as a gay man through the films with which he grew up, suggesting that Chinese cinema has dealt with questions of gender and sexuality more frankly and more provocatively than any other national cinema.
Language
English
Description
In this classic musical romantic comedy, a young woman (Miyoshi Umeki) arrives in San Francisco's Chinatown from Hong Kong with the intention of marrying a rakish nightclub owner (Jack Soo), unaware he is involved with one of his singers (Nancy Kwan). Nominated for five **Academy Awards**. Nominated for **Golden Globes** for Best Motion Picture - Musical and Best Actress - Comedy or Musical.
4) Center Stage
Language
English
Description
International superstar Maggie Cheung embodies tragic screen siren Ruan Lingyu, known as the "Greta Garbo of China," in this unconventional biopic by Hong Kong New Wave master Stanley Kwan. Praised for her moving and emotive onscreen presence, Ruan’s private life, which was frequent fodder for the vicious Shanghai tabloids, began to mirror the melodramas which brought her fame, culminating in her suicide at age 24. Kwan and Cheung paint a kaleidoscopic...