The subjects covered in this volume include the diasporic cinematic gaze on the 1997 Hong Kong handover, Hollywood's response to the Hong Kong handover, the global return of the 'Wuxia pian', and much more.
The subjects covered in this volume include the diasporic cinematic gaze on the 1997 Hong Kong handover, Hollywood's response to the Hong Kong handover, the global return of the 'Wuxia pian', and much more.
Pt. 1. Textual constructions and industrial contexts -- pt. 2. Shifting foci : global and local Chinese cinemas -- pt. 3. Woman in the frame -- pt. 4. International perspectives.
Chinese cinemas: international perspectives
"Chinese Cinemas: International Perspectives examines the impact the rapid expansion of Chinese filmmaking in mainland China has had on independent and popular Chinese cinemas both in and outside of China. While the large Chinese markets are coveted by Hollywood, the commercial …
'The Authorship of Place' is the first monograph dedicated to the study of the politics, history, aesthetics and practices of location shooting for Taiwanese, Mainland Chinese and coproduced art cinemas shot in rural communities since the late 1970s. Dennis Lo argues that rural …
This study investigates some literary configurations of Beijing through contemporary Chinese literature and films. These configurations as "revolutionary Beijing", "traditional and masculine Beijing", "global Beijing as a Urban Dream" are built upon three specific urban spaces: …
