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Who's the Man? Who's the Woman?

Peter Chan

Hong Kong1996 140min

Synopsis

Whereas HE’S A WOMAN, SHE’S MAN was a movie about the fantasies of love, this sequel is about the reality of love. Director Patter tries to show how the yearning of two people in love matures in a marriage. The main character Sam, who grew up in a patriarchal family where men dominated woman, is persuaded to change his views when men dominated woman, is persuaded to change his views when he meets Ziying, a female singer dressed like a man. As the story develops, Sam and Ziying fall innocently in love, and they both decide to live in Sam’s home. However, little did Sam know that his lover will turn into a rising star. Ziying’s popularity as male singer elevates after she wins male singer of the year in a music contest. They brings complications to Sam’s life because everyong thinks he Ziying’s gay boyfriends, a felling Sam is not used to after being raised by a male-dominated family. To make things more complicated, another singer intervenes in their lives. WHO’S THE MAN? WHO’S THE WOMAN? Becomes a love triangle where both Sam and Ziying realize that love is not the same.
As in the movies, and at times, it can be a real burden. Peter Chan incorporates the simplest things in everyday life and changes it to a complex film.(Production Note)

Diretor

Peter Chan

Director Peter Chan was born in Hong Kong and moved to United States When he was 18.
After coming back to Hong Kong when he was 21, he worked for Golden Harvest for several years as an assistant director. In 1991, he directed his first feature film, a story about two innocent young men working in a crime organization. Later he made a film about the love affair between three men, which was acclaimed at a Hong Kong film festival and became a great box office success. His films deal mainly with stories focusing on the trials and tribulations of the human condition, contrary to most Hong Kong films that deal with action and heroism.