Girls’ School 女子學校

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This rediscovered gem is a contentious portrait of female sexuality in 1980s Taiwan.

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Part of Queer East Festival 2022

Director: Lee Mi-Mi
Runtime: 91 Mins
Year: 1982
Country: Taiwan

Chih-Ting and Chia-Lin, two students at a girls’ high school in Pingtung, have been good friends for years, and are always together, both inside and outside the classroom. The closeness of their bond leads their relationship to come under intense scrutiny, however, when their classmates start a rumour that the pair are a lesbian couple. Girls’ School was one instalment in what was dubbed the ‘Taiwanese Urban Female Trilogy’ produced and directed by Lee Mi-Mi in the 1980s, centred around strong female characterisation and relationships. Made in 1982, when homosexuality was suppressed in Taiwan, this beautifully shot, rediscovered melodrama endorses the prevailing ideologies of the time – but simultaneously exposes the fragility of contemporary views on issues such as bullying, single-parent households, and same-sex desire.

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Lee Mi-Mi

Born to a Hakka family in Pingtung, Lee Mi-Mi made her debut as director in 1972 with the Taiwanese-language film Pure Love, and went on to direct and independently produce the ‘Taiwanese Urban Female Trilogy’. She has also worked in TV on primetime dramas.

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