{"id":424001,"date":"2022-03-30T16:16:18","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T13:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-leslie-cheung-changed-queer-hong-kong-cinema\/"},"modified":"2022-03-30T16:16:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T13:16:18","slug":"how-leslie-cheung-changed-queer-hong-kong-cinema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-leslie-cheung-changed-queer-hong-kong-cinema\/","title":{"rendered":"#How Leslie Cheung Changed Queer Hong Kong Cinema"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3009c9a382b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3009c9a382b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-leslie-cheung-changed-queer-hong-kong-cinema\/#%E2%80%9CHow_Leslie_Cheung_Changed_Queer_Hong_Kong_Cinema%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How Leslie Cheung Changed Queer Hong Kong Cinema&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-leslie-cheung-changed-queer-hong-kong-cinema\/#Watch_%E2%80%9CLeslie_Cheung_Hong_Kong_LGBT_Cinema%E2%80%9D\" >Watch \u201cLeslie Cheung &amp; Hong Kong LGBT Cinema\u201d:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-leslie-cheung-changed-queer-hong-kong-cinema\/#Who_made_this\" >Who made this?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-leslie-cheung-changed-queer-hong-kong-cinema\/#More_videos_like_this\" >More videos like this<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_Leslie_Cheung_Changed_Queer_Hong_Kong_Cinema%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How Leslie Cheung Changed Queer Hong Kong Cinema&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<pre><code>     &lt;span class=\"mx-1\"&gt;If you were waiting for a sign to rewatch \u2018H<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y Together\u2019 this is it.&lt;\/span&gt;\n&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;div id=\"\"&gt;\n\n\n\n                &lt;figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> \"&gt;\n            &lt;img width=\"800\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Happy_Together_Cheung.jpeg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Happy Together Cheung\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Happy_Together_Cheung.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Happy_Together_Cheung-768x415.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/&gt;                                    &lt;p&gt;\n                    &lt;span class=\"sf-entry-flag sf-entry-flag-creditline\"&gt;Golden Harvest Company&lt;\/span&gt;\n\n                        &lt;\/figure&gt;\n\n    &lt;!-- START BYLINE --&gt;\n    &lt;div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\"&gt;\n        By\u00a0Meg Shields\u00a0\u00b7 Published on March 30th, 2022 \n        &lt;\/div&gt;\n    &lt;!-- END BYLINE --&gt;\n\n    &lt;em&gt;Welcome to The Queue \u2014 your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we\u2019re watching a video essay that explores the career of Hong Kong queer cinema actor Leslie Cheung.&lt;\/em&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Even if you\u2019re not familiar with every detail of\u00a0<strong>Leslie Cheung<\/strong>\u2018s filmography, there is a good chance (if you\u2019re reading this website and clicked on this article) that you\u2019ve at the very least seen\u00a0<strong><em>Happy Together<\/em><\/strong>. Directed by Wong Kar-wai, the 1997 film was revolutionary for approaching a queer relationship as just that: a relationship. It wasn\u2019t focused on the systemic oppression and intolerance experienced by LGBTQ folks. It was, instead, about two men (portrayed Cheung and Tony Leung) navigating the same aches and pains as straight folks.<\/p>\n<p>Attending to Cheung\u2019s short, but brilliant, film career, is a helpful way to gain insight into how representation changed in Hong Kong cinema at the end of the 20th century.<\/p>\n<p>From being treated like a punchline (1992\u2019s\u00a0<strong><em>All\u2019s Well, Ends Well<\/em><\/strong>) to small steps towards empathetic, humanizing portrayals of queerness (1993\u2019s <strong><em>Farewell My Concubine<\/em><\/strong>), Cheung\u2019s filmography represents a turn in the tide of how gay folks were represented on screen. As an out bisexual man, Cheung was a trailblazer and an icon. So even if you\u2019re only familiar with his work in\u00a0<em>Happy Together, <\/em>the following video essay provides a helpful breakdown of the way his career motivated and responded to trends in queer representation in Hong Kong cinema.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Watch_%E2%80%9CLeslie_Cheung_Hong_Kong_LGBT_Cinema%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Watch \u201cLeslie Cheung &amp; Hong Kong LGBT Cinema\u201d:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Leslie Cheung &amp; Hong Kong LGBT Cinema | Video Essay\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gr01rovvIfU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_made_this\"><\/span>Who made this?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"block-839c096a-2881-4e76-aef1-4e01b79aa34f\" data-inc=\"2\">These videos on the impact of Leslie Cheung on Hong Kong queer cinema is by <strong>Accented Cinema<\/strong>, a Canadian-based YouTube video essay <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> with a focus on foreign cinema. You can subscribe to Accented Cinema for bi-weekly uploads\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCH_VqR5rFFhgjZmM31xA3Ag\/about\">here<\/a>. You can follow them on Twitter\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AccentedCinema\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_videos_like_this\"><\/span>More videos like this<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<pre><code>    Related Topics: Leslie Cheung, LGBTQ, The Queue\n    &lt;!-- AUTHOR BOX --&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<div class=\"gray-bg p-4 border small mb-5\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center text-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/meg.jpg\" class=\"circle img-fluid\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\">\n            Meg Shields is the humble farm boy of your dreams and a senior contributor at Film School Rejects. She currently runs three columns at FSR: The Queue, How&#8217;d They Do That?, and Horrorscope. She is also a curator for One Perfect Shot and a freelance writer for hire. Meg can be found screaming about John Boorman&#8217;s &#8216;Excalibur&#8217; on Twitter here: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheWorstNun\">@TheWorstNun<\/a>. (She\/Her).        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<pre><code>    &lt;!-- START RECOMMENDED READING 1 --&gt;\n                                &lt;section class=\"recommended py-5\"&gt;\n            &lt;h3&gt;Recommended Reading&lt;\/h3&gt;\n\n\n        &lt;\/section&gt;\n            &lt;!-- END RECOMMENDED READING --&gt;\n\n\n\n\n&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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