https://www.scmp.com/rss/505415/feed James Constant is a writer based in New York. He was previously an editor at the Korea JoongAng Daily, the partner paper of The New York Times in Seoul, South Korea. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Today marks 17 years since Leslie Cheung, one of Hong Kong’s greatest actors and singers, leapt to his death after a prolonged battle with depression. Despite being openly bisexual at a time when coming out was taboo, Cheung stayed in the public eye as a mainstream celebrity in the 1980s and ’90s, capturing the hearts of both men and (especially) women. He was the archetype of the modern, fashionable heartbreaker. Few films show off that side of Cheung better than the 1982 film Nomad, revived... https://www.scmp.com/identity/leslie-cheung-nomad-hong-kong-film/article/3077918?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/identity/leslie-cheung-nomad-hong-kong-film/article/3077918?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2020 06:45:04 +0000