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New Taiwanese Cinema in Focus: Moving Within and Beyond the Frame
Flannery Wilson
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Paperback. In the Taiwanese film industry, the dichotomy between art house and commercially viable films is heavily emphasised by both scholars and the local media. This book provides a nuanced picture of the Taiwanese film industry since democratisation and isolation from the Peoples Republic of China. Series: Traditions in World Cinema. Num Pages: 200 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Places Taiwanese cinema from the 1980s onwards in both national and transnational contexts. In the Taiwanese film industry, the dichotomy between art house and commercially viable films is heavily emphasised by both scholars and the local media. This stems from two separate desires on the part of filmmakers: art house 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 so clear ... Read more
Places Taiwanese cinema from the 1980s onwards in both national and transnational contexts. In the Taiwanese film industry, the dichotomy between art house and commercially viable films is heavily emphasised by both scholars and the local media. This stems from two separate desires on the part of filmmakers: art house 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 so clear ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Traditions in World Cinema
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474405577
SKU
V9781474405577
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About Flannery Wilson
Flannery Wilson teaches French, Italian and Film Studies. Currently, she is teaching French at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point.
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