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New Taiwanese Cinema in Focus
Flannery Wilson
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Description for New Taiwanese Cinema in Focus
Hardcover. In the Taiwanese film industry, the dichotomy between arthouse and commercially viable films is heavily emphasized by both scholars and the local media. This book provides a nuanced picture of the Taiwanese film industry since democratization and isolation from the Peoples Republic of China. Series: Traditions in World Cinema. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
This book places Taiwanese cinema from the 1980s onwards in both national and transnational contexts. In the Taiwanese film industry, the dichotomy between arthouse and commercially viable films is heavily emphasized by both scholars and the local media. Ostensibly, this dichotomy stems from two separate desires on the part of filmmakers. Arthouse filmmakers in Taiwan are largely dependent on international distributors for funding, and, as a result, they aim to reach international audiences. On the other hand, mainstream commercial films in Taiwan tend to be produced without international export in mind. On a textual level, however, this dichotomy is not ... Read more
This book places Taiwanese cinema from the 1980s onwards in both national and transnational contexts. In the Taiwanese film industry, the dichotomy between arthouse and commercially viable films is heavily emphasized by both scholars and the local media. Ostensibly, this dichotomy stems from two separate desires on the part of filmmakers. Arthouse filmmakers in Taiwan are largely dependent on international distributors for funding, and, as a result, they aim to reach international audiences. On the other hand, mainstream commercial films in Taiwan tend to be produced without international export in mind. On a textual level, however, this dichotomy is not ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Traditions in World Cinema
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748682010
SKU
V9780748682010
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About Flannery Wilson
Flannery Wilson teaches at the University of California at Riverside, and is currently developing the French curriculum in the Department of Comparative Literature and Foreign Languages.
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