LTEA 110C Queer Chinese Cultures: Films

Story that spans more than 50 years in the lives of two men at the Peking Opera, friends since childhood, and the woman who comes between them. Also an absorbing drama of the period in Chinese history from the warlord era through the Cultural Revolution

Chronicles the turbulent gay relationship between a closeted middle-aged businessman and a young college student amid the violent uprising of Tiananmen Square

This film focuses on a young gay Chinese writer, A-Lan who, being attracted to a young policeman, manages to have himself interrogated for a whole night. His life story which he tells during the interrogation reflects the general repression of society. The policeman's attitude shifts from the initial revulsion to fascination and finally, to attraction

Aqing lost his mother at a young age and subsequently his only brother. While having sex with his classmate Zhao Ying in the school lab, they were caught by the night watchman. The high school expelled him and his father gave him a good beating. Aqing ran away and immersed in the underground gay world at the New Park in Taibei

Like a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis, Flavia finds her lesbian passion reawakened after chance encounter with a carefree and spirited singer/songwriter.

To satisfy his nagging parents, a gay landlord and a female tenant agree to a marriage of convenience, but his parents arrive to visit and things get out of hand

Yiu Fai and Po Wing left Hong Kong for a great waterfall in South America, but in the end are stuck on the streets of Buenos Aires. Yiu Fai's life takes on a new spin, while Po Wing's life shatters continually