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The Chinese Cinema Book Paperback
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- Book Title
- The Chinese Cinema Book Paperback
- ISBN
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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1844573443
ISBN-13
9781844573448
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109046885
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
232 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Chinese Cinema Book
Publication Year
2011
Subject
Film / General, Film / Guides & Reviews, Film / History & Criticism
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Performing Arts
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
20.2 Oz
Item Length
9.7 in
Item Width
7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2011-016931
Reviews
For a concise single volume book that provides all the core introductory material for those new to the field along with plenty of food-for-thought for the specialist, The Chinese Cinema Book sets a new standard and will likely become the preferred textbook for classes in Chinese film.
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
791.430951
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments.- Notes on Contributors.- Introduction: The Coming of Age of Chinese Cinemas Studies; S.Hwee Lim & J.Ward.- PART I: TERRITORIES, TRAJECTORIES, HISTORIOGRAPHIES.- Transnational Chinese Cinema Studies; C.Berry.- National Cinema as Translocal Practice: Reflections on Chinese Film Historiography; Y.Zhang.- Cinemas of the Chinese Diaspora; G.Marchetti.- Six Chinese Cinemas in Search of a Historiography; S.Hwee Lim.- PART II: EARLY CINEMA TO 1949.- Shadow Magic and the Early History of Film Exhibition in China; X.Huang & Z.Xiao.- The Making of a National Cinema: Shanghai Films of the 1930s; L.Pang.- Wartime Cinema: Reconfiguration and Border Navigation; Y.Wang.- Chinese Film-making on the Eve of the Communist Revolution; P.G.Pickowicz.- PART III: THE FORGOTTEN PERIOD: 1949-80.- The Remodelling of a National Cinema: Chinese Films of the 17 Years (1949-66); J.Ward.- Healthy Realism in Taiwan, 1964-80: Film Style, Cultural Policies, and Mandarin Cinema; G.Hong.- The Hong Kong Cantonese Cinema: Emergence, Development and Decline; S.Teo.- PART IV: THE NEW WAVES.- The Fifth Generation: A Re-assessment; W.Larson.- Taiwan New Cinema and Its Legacy; T.Lu.- The Hong Kong New Wave: A Critical Reappraisal; V.P.Y.Lee.- PART V: STARS, AUTEURS AND GENRES.- Dragons Forever: Chinese Martial Arts Stars; L.Hunt.- The Contemporary Wuxia Revival: Genre Remaking and the Hollywood Transnational Factor; K.Chan.- On the Shoulders of Giants: Tsai Ming-liang, Jia Zhangke, Fruit Chan and the Struggles of Second Generation Auteurism; J.Udden.- The Urban Generation: Underground and Independent Films from the PRC; J.McGrath.- Contemporary Mainstream PRC Cinema; Y.Braester.- Contemporary Meta Chinese Film Stardom and Transnational Transmedia Celebrity; A.Ciecko.- Afterword: Liquidity of Being; R.Chow.- Appendix.- Book-length Studies of Chinese Cinemas in the English Language; W.Wang, L.Williams & S.Hwee Lim.- Chinese Names; Z.Yijie.- Chinese Film Titles; Z.Yijie.- Index.
Synopsis
The Chinese Cinema Book provides a comprehensive and richly-illustrated companion to the cinemas of the PRC, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Chinese diaspora. Thematic sections address key issues, periods, genres and movements within Chinese film studies, with contributions from leading scholars in the field., The Chinese Cinema Book provides an essential guide to the cinemas of the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Chinese diaspora, from early cinema to the present day. With contributions from leading international scholars, the book is structured around five thematic sections: Territories, Trajectories, Historiographies; Early Cinema to 1949; The Forgotten Period: 1949-80; The New Waves; and Stars, Auteurs and Genres. This important collection addresses issues of film production and exhibition and places Chinese cinema in its national and transnational contexts. Individual chapters examine major film movements such as the Shanghai cinema of the 1930s, Fifth Generation film-makers and the Hong Kong New Wave, as well as key issues such as stars and auteurs. The book will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars, as well as for anyone wanting to deepen their understanding of the cinemas of Greater China., The Chinese Cinema Book provides a comprehensive and richly-illustrated companion to the cinemas of the PRC, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Chinese diaspora. Thematic sections address key issues, periods, genres and movements within Chinese film studies, with contributions from leading scholars in the field.
LC Classification Number
PN1993-PN1999
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