Lan Yu

Directed by Stanley Kwan

A young gay student has a relationship with an older, successful businessman. The businessman must choose between his closeted straight life or an honest life with the student.
Lan Yu is a restrained and deeply melancholy gay love story set against the social changes of modern Beijing. Hu Jun and Liu Ye give the relationship real emotional credibility, and Stanley Kwan’s elegant direction keeps the film intimate even when the story takes on a larger tragic sweep.

Lan Yu

Directed by Stanley Kwan

A young gay student has a relationship with an older, successful businessman. The businessman must choose between his closeted straight life or an honest life with the student.

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Lan Yu is a restrained and deeply melancholy gay love story set against the social changes of modern Beijing. Hu Jun and Liu Ye give the relationship real emotional credibility, and Stanley Kwan’s elegant direction keeps the film intimate even when the story takes on a larger tragic sweep.