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Men and Woman | 
| Director: Liu Bingjian
Actors: Yang Qing, Yu Bo, Zhang Kang, Yu Mengjie, Wei Jiangang
Studio: Water Bearer Films, Inc
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.95
Buy New: $26.99
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 39419
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Subtitled
Languages: English (Subtitled), Cantonese (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 89 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 759259140486
EAN: 0759259140486
ASIN: B0001O3YQW
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
Release Date: April 20, 2004
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
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Product Description
Originally banned on the Mainland, MEN AND WOMAN is one of the earliest films to come out of Communist China that deals directly with the issue of homosexuality in a humorous and honest way. Xia Bo, a shy boy from the country, comes to the big city and luckily lands a job and place to live thanks to a kind shop keeper Mrs. Qing. Qing tries setting Xiao up on a date only to discover that he really "does not like girls". When her husband, Kang, gets wind of this news he decides to try and take advantage of the young man causing Xiao to flee. In the end, Qing leaves Kang for another woman and Xiao fiends a new home with his old friend Chong. Xiao and Chong find a lot in common as it turns out Chong is also gay and the two start a new relationship.
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| Customer Reviews:
Certainly no "Farewell My Concubine" August 2, 2005
Jeffery Mingo (Homewood, IL USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This movie moves incredibly slow. For example, instead of showing one second of pool and then going into dialogue between the pool players, they show a whole game of pool with no dialogue besides "Good move!" At one point, they film the outside of a bathroom for an entire minute: no dialogue, no actors, nothing. The thing to which Western gay male and lesbian viewers may relate is the heterosexism and compulsory heterosexuality. Straight characters frequently ask the gay main character if he has a girlfriend without once thinking that maybe he doesn't want one. They try to matchmake him with women, as if all men are attracted to women. I just cannot imagine anybody besides Sinologists enjoying this film.
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