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Peter Ho-sun Chan's He's a woman, she's a man /

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This comedy confronts social stereotypes of masculine females, male anxieties about homosexuality and the limits of female femininity. The book also offers background on comedic narrative structure in Cantonese opera and other traditional sources that have influenced Hong Kong cinema.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stokes, Lisa Odham
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press ; 2009.
Series:New Hong Kong cinema.
Subjects:
Chen, Kexin, > 1962- > Criticism and interpretation.
Motion pictures > China > Hong Kong.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This comedy confronts social stereotypes of masculine females, male anxieties about homosexuality and the limits of female femininity. The book also offers background on comedic narrative structure in Cantonese opera and other traditional sources that have influenced Hong Kong cinema.
Item Description:"Director Peter Chan's...romantic comedy: He's a woman, she's a man (Golden branch, jade leaf/Gam ji yuk sip/Jin zhi yu ye...)"--P. [1].
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (150 pages )
Bibliography:Includes filmography (pages [149]-150).
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789888052622