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Zhang Yuan

“I think filmic language may be the simplest artistic language that lets people from all over the world communicate with each other. By watching a movie, you can easily know how people live in different countries. When you see many films at a film festival or film exhibition, you will find that everyone's life is interlinked in some respects.”

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    East Palace, West Palace

    EAST PALACE, WEST PALACE

    ZHANG YUAN China, 1996

    One of the first films from mainland China to explicitly portray queer life, Zhang Yuan’s pioneering marvel bristles with the heady push and pull between lust and repression. As the setting shifts from a cruising hotspot to an integration room, what begins as a confession soon ignites a carnal fire.

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