East Palace, West Palace

East Palace, West Palace
Traditional 東宮西宮
Simplified 东宫西宫
Mandarin Dōng Gōng Xī Gōng
Directed by Zhang Yuan
Produced by Christophe Jung
Christophe Ménager
Zhang Yuan
Willy Tsao
Written by Wang Xiaobo
Zhang Yuan
Starring Si Han
Hu Jun
Zhao Wei
Music by Xiang Min
Cinematography Zhang Jian
Edited by Vincent Lévy
Distributed by Fortissimo Films
Release dates
Running time
 94 minutes
Country China
Language Mandarin

East Palace, West Palace (Dong gong xi gong) is a 1996 Chinese film directed by Zhang Yuan starring Hu Jun and Si Han and based on a short story by the cult writer Wang Xiaobo. It is also known as Behind the Forbidden City or Behind the Palace Gates.[1]

East Palace, West Palace is the first Mainland Chinese movie with an explicitly homosexual theme.[2] The title of the movie derives from the two parks near the Forbidden City — the East Palace and the West Palace. The two parks, specifically their public washrooms, are notorious for being places of congregation for the homosexuals in Beijing during the night.[3]

The film was shot in the spring of 1996, when it was smuggled out of China for post-production in France. [2] It premiered at the Mar del Plata Film Festival in Argentina in November 1996 and at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival as part of the Un Certain Regard competition.[4][5]

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References

  1. ↑ Van Gelder, Lawrence. "Movies - East Palace, West Palace (1997)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  2. 1 2 Elley, Derek (1997-05-18). "East Palace, West Palace Review". Variety. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  3. ↑ Spencer, Charles (20 February 2009). "An erotic relationship of convenience". The Telegraph (London).
  4. ↑ "Festival de Cannes: East Palace, West Palace". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  5. ↑ Elley, Derek (1997-05-18). "East Palace, West Palace Review". Variety. Retrieved 2008-10-24. and IMDB.com article on release dates.

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