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He's a Woman, She's a Man

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Music producer Sam (Leslie Cheung) has made a pop superstar out of his girlfriend, Rose (Carina Liu). After a fight, Sam decides to prove he can create a new male musician as popular as Rose. When he holds open auditions, Wing (Anita Yuen), who admires both Rose and Sam and is determined to meet her idols, disguises herself as a man -- and is selected as the winner. Wing moves in with the fractious couple to begin her training and, despite her innocent intentions, soon grows attracted to Sam.

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Joey O'Bryan Austin Chronicle Rated: 3.5/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 12, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Great content, great ators and actresses, wonderful performance, Leslie is so handsome! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member my review: http://wp.me/p1eXom-22S Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Absolutely loved it! Gender-bender at it's finest. Hilarious and adorable all the the same time. Characters are quirky and endearing. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member A popular gender-bending romance with light comedy and agnostic sexuality "He's a Woman, She's a Man" oddly enough treats its subject matter with kid gloves, especially given the industry it was produced in. Anita Yuen, who received further accolades for her role as a tomboy passing herself off as a man, almost gets away with the whole charade, but every time the camera frames her in a close-up -- the jig is up, so to speak. For a film with eight writers (including star Leslie Cheung) "He's a Woman, She's a Man" is fairly grounded but when the final chapter takes a turn for the serious what preceded it feels like sopping wet kitsch. You are left with the impression the film acted as a form of primal therapy to Cheung, a bisexual, who the media often mischaracterized as a homosexual, as he is seen yelling numerous times "I am not gay!" Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member one of the best films ever Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Moments of good, but overall, just terrible. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Music producer Sam (Leslie Cheung) has made a pop superstar out of his girlfriend, Rose (Carina Liu). After a fight, Sam decides to prove he can create a new male musician as popular as Rose. When he holds open auditions, Wing (Anita Yuen), who admires both Rose and Sam and is determined to meet her idols, disguises herself as a man -- and is selected as the winner. Wing moves in with the fractious couple to begin her training and, despite her innocent intentions, soon grows attracted to Sam.
Director
Peter Ho-Sun Chan
Producer
Eric Tsang
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 15, 2007
Runtime
1h 46m