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Tag Archives: Stanley Kwan
Hong mei gui bai mei gui / Red Rose White Rose (1994) Stanley Kwan, Joan Chen, Veronica Yip, Winston Chao
Chronicles the love life of a man, Zhenbao. He has a steamy fling with the wife of a friend, the saucy and exciting Red Rose. Read More »
Women (1985) Stanley Kwan, Cora Miao, Yun-Fat Chow, Cherie Chung
Unfortunate Bao-er decides to divorce her husband Derek after she discovers he is having an affair. Read More »
Yan zhi kou / Rouge (1987) Stanley Kwan, Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui, Alex Man
Fleur is the blue angel in one of Hong Kong’s “flower houses” – bordellos and night clubs of the 1930’s. Read More »
The Island Tales (2000) Stanley Kwan, Takao Osawa
The story of seven people stuck on a remote island, quarantined by the government due to a viral outbreak. Read More »
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1996) Stanley Kwan, Cheh Chang, Kaige Chen, Leslie Cheung
This highly personal film essay demonstrates that Chinese cinema has dealt with questions of gender and sexuality Read More »
Hold You Tight / Yue kuai le, yue duo luo (1998) Stanley Kwan, Chingmy Yau, Sunny Chan, Eric Tsang
A man comes to Hong Kong and becomes deeply in love with a girl. Read More »
Full Moon in New York / Ren zai Niu Yue (1989) Stanley Kwan, Sylvia Chang, Maggie Cheung, Yat-Gam Chu
Three very different Asian women forge a friendship in New York. Read More »