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Cheng Dieyi (Leslie Cheung) and Duan Xiaolou (Zhang Fengyi) grow up enduring the harsh training of the Peking Opera Academy, where instructors regularly beat the students to instill in them the discipline needed to master the complex physical and vocal techniques of this ancient art. As the two boys...

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Other Authors: Li, Bihua (Screenwriter), Lu, Wei, 1950- (Screenwriter), You, Ge (Actor), Li, Gong (Actor), Cheung, Leslie (Actor), Fengyi, Zhang (Actor), Zhao, Jiping (composer (expression))
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In Chinese with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Film Movement, 1992.
Kanopy Streaming, 2024.
Subjects:
Beijing Jing ju tuan > Drama.
Friendship > China > Drama.
Gender identity > China > Drama.
Homosexuality > China > Drama.
Men > Sexual behavior > China > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > China > Drama.
Historical films.
Epic films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Chinese.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)
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Summary:Cheng Dieyi (Leslie Cheung) and Duan Xiaolou (Zhang Fengyi) grow up enduring the harsh training of the Peking Opera Academy, where instructors regularly beat the students to instill in them the discipline needed to master the complex physical and vocal techniques of this ancient art. As the two boys mature, they develop complementary talents: Dieyi, with his fine, delicate features, assumes the female roles while Xiaolou plays masculine warlords. Their dramatic identities become real for Dieyi when he falls in love with Xiaolou, who fails to fully reciprocate his affections and marries a courtesan, Juxian (Gong Li), creating a dangerous, jealousy-filled romantic triangle.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Based on the novel by Lilian Lee.
Physical Description:1 online resource (streaming video file) (172 minutes): .flv file, sound
Audience:MPAA rating: R for language and strong depiction of thematic material.
Production Credits:Director of cinematography, Gu Changwei ; editor, Pei Xiaonan ; music by Zhao Jiping ; production design Yang Yuhe, Yang Zhanjia ; art direction, Chen Huaikai.