Phenomenology and Affect: Qiu Jiongjiong’s Madame

IntroductionQiu Jiongjiong’s Madame (Gu Nai Nai姑奶奶, 2010) portrays the character Fan Qihui (樊其辉) who works as a professional tailor during the day, and as a cross-dressing (yizhuang易装) performer named Bilang de Linphél in a local pub in Sanlitun, Beijing, at night. This relatively low-budget produc...

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In:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/sextant,
Main Author: Liu, Yilong
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Language:Anglais
Published: Sextant 2022
Online Access:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Summary:IntroductionQiu Jiongjiong’s Madame (Gu Nai Nai姑奶奶, 2010) portrays the character Fan Qihui (樊其辉) who works as a professional tailor during the day, and as a cross-dressing (yizhuang易装) performer named Bilang de Linphél in a local pub in Sanlitun, Beijing, at night. This relatively low-budget production (which is rather emblematic of independent documentary and queer filmmaking in China) deploys techniques such as the adaptation of a black-and-white aesthetic (heibai, 黑白), which has also been...