
This is the latest instalment in a feature series reflecting on instances of East meets West in world cinema, including China-US co-productions.
âItâs one of your favourite fantasies, isnât it: the submissive Oriental woman and the cruel white man?â Chinese opera singer Song Liling (John Lone) says to French diplomat RenĂ© Gallimard (Jeremy Irons) at the start of their metaphorically freighted affair.



