Stanley Kwan

Born: 1957-10-09

Stanley Kwan is a Hong Kong film director and producer. Kwan landed a job at the TVB after receiving a mass communications degree at Hong Kong Baptist College. Kwan's first film was Women (1985), which starred Chow Yun-fat, and was a big box-office success. Kwan's films often deal sympathetically with the plight of women and their struggles with romantic affairs of the heart. His 1998 film Hold You Tight won the Alfred Bauer Prize and Teddy Award at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. Kwan came out as a gay man in 1996 in Yang ± Yin, his documentary looking at the history of Chinese-language film through the prism of gender roles and sexuality. He is one of the few openly gay directors in Asia and one of the very few to have worked on these themes.


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A Simple Life

as Guest at Premiere
Released: 2011-09-04

The relationship between a middle-aged man and the elderly woman who has been the family's...

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Center Stage

as Self
Released: 1991-11-29

Based on the tragic true story of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu,...

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Naked Nations – Tribe Hong Kong

as uncredited
Released: 2024-01-26

Naked Nations is a deeply human, joyful, poignant and heartbreaking film about freedom and its...

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The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse

as Himself
Released: 2016-03-04

In 2013, the Golden Horse Film Festival celebrated its 50th anniversary. The ministry of Culture...

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Keep Rolling

as uncredited
Released: 2020-12-03

One of Hong Kong's most influential filmmakers, Ann Hui, becomes a “star” for the first time in...

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Talking with Ozu

as Self
Released: 1993-11-27

A tribute to the legendary Japanese film director featuring the reflections of filmmakers...

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Still Love You After All These

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1997-09-12

A personal memoir reflecting upon director Stanley Kwan's career and identity, set upon the...

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Golden Horse Awards

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-31

The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ...

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The Story of Film: An Odyssey

as Self
First aired: 2011-09-03

A worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made and the story of international cinema...

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