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Zhi tongzhi (Queer China, 誌同志) (2009)

sandy — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 07:34:53 +0000

This documentary reviews and summarizes the development of homosexuality as an issue in the past thirty years in China. We interviewed thirty prominent figures in the LGBT community, who have experienced the sea changes of views and lifestyles regarding homosexuality. China’s most prolific homosexual filmmaker presents a comprehensive historical account of the queer movement in modern [...]

Lan yu (Histoire d’hommes à Pékin, 藍宇) (2001)

sandy — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 04:11:37 +0000

Beijing, 1988. On the cusp of middle-age, Chen Handong has known little but success all his life. The eldest son of a senior government bureaucrat, he heads a fast-growing trading company and plays as hard as he works. Few know that Handong’s tastes run more to guys than girls. Lan Yu is a country guy, [...]

Soundless Wind Chime (2009)

sandy — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:07:12 +0000

A man who has finally found the love he’s been looking for discovers happiness doesn’t always last in this independent drama. Ricky (Lu Yulai) leaves his home in Beijing to start a new life in Hong Kong, but the transition is rough; he has trouble getting work and has to live with his aunt (Wella [...]

Refrain – Fu ge 副歌 (2005)

sandy — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:04:31 +0000

Another movie by Cui Zi En. Cui Zi’en (Chinese: 崔子恩), is a film director, film scholar, screenwriter, novelist and an outspoken gay activist based in Beijing A story about living with AIDS, If only he would develop on character build-up and developed a more social clashing setting would this be a powerful feature that teaches us [...]

East Palace, West Palace – Dong gong xi gong 东宫西宫 (1996)

sandy — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:50:29 +0000

East Palace, West Palace (Dong gong xi gong) is a 1996 Chinese film directed by Zhang Yuan starring Hu Jun, Si Han. It is also known as Behind the Forbidden City or Behind the Palace Gates. East Palace, West Palace is the first Mainland Chinese movie with an explicitly homosexual theme. The title of the movie [...]

Enter the Clowns (Chou jue deng chang) 2002

sandy — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:58:12 +0000

Straight, gay and in-between Beijingers unleash a whirlwind of transsexual mayhem in this groundbreaking, gender-bending debut by China’s preeminent queer filmmaker. When Xiao Bo’s father, who had a sex change and wants to be called mom, is dying, he insists on having the taste of Xiao’s milk (sperm) when he dies, so he gives [...]

Spring Fever (春風沉醉的晚上) (2009)

sandy — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 01:40:27 +0000

China, 2007. Spring. The protagonist is a private investigator hired to spy on a man who is having a gay affair. However, the investigator becomes entangled in a love triangle with the male friend of the man he’s investigating and his own girlfriend. Additional Information: Director: Lou Ye Traditional Name: 春風沉醉的晚上 Simplified Name: 春风沉醉的晚上 Produced by: Nai An Written by: Mei [...]

Tongzhi in Love (彼岸浮生) (2008)

sandy — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:44:36 +0000

Gay life in the city of Beijing is the subject of this fascinating exploration encompassing a disparate circle of not-so-closeted gay men in contemporary China. And while gay sex is still forbidden by the authorities, the extent to which it is practiced bears little relation to that official stance. In Tongzhi in [...]

Shanghai Panic (2001)

sandy — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:37:36 +0000

In this guys love movie, a former ballet star content to dance the night away in the Shanghai club scene finds that nothing helps one to better understand their true inner-selves than the prospect of facing death in director Andrew Cheng’s introspective tale of life among the disillusioned little emperor set. Driven [...]

Farewell My Concubine (霸王别姬) (1993)

sandy — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 17:22:41 +0000

Farewell My Concubine is a film adaptation of Lilian Lee’s novel. It is a heartrending and unique Guy’s love story revolving around the dramatic and colorful life in the Peking Opera. The story of Farewell My Concubine spans 50 years, from the early parts of the 20th century until the Cultural Revolution. The film examines [...]