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Martha P. Nochimson - Dying to Belong: Gangster Movies in Hollywood and Hong Kong - 9781405163712 - V9781405163712
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Dying to Belong: Gangster Movies in Hollywood and Hong Kong

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Description for Dying to Belong: Gangster Movies in Hollywood and Hong Kong Paperback. Dying to Belong offers a unique look at the complex and fascinating genre of the gangster movie. Across the world, gangster films are often mistakenly viewed as an inferior and immoral - even dangerous - type of entertainment. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 1KBBWF; APFA; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 494.
This fascinating book begins with a new definition of the gangster film and a challenging exploration of the Hong Kong and Hollywood screen traditions.

  • Illuminates the way gangster films deal with the ambiguities of modern life, correcting the notion that this genre is inconsequential sensationalism
  • Contends that both American and Hong Kong gangster films are against-the-grain reactions to the central fable of modern democracies that promise immigrant (and other) outsiders that they can become social insiders 
  • Clarifies crucial and fascinating differences between American and Hong Kong approaches to enjoining the discussion of immigrant histories by placing them ... Read more
  • Draws on a range of American films, ranging from Public Enemy and Scarface to Gangs of New York, Goodfellas, and The Godfather 
  • Explores a number of Hong Kong's 21st century gangster films, including Andrew Lau's great trilogy, Infernal Affairs, and Election and Election 2, directed by Hong Kong auteur Johnnie To
  • Concludes with an exclusive interview with The Sopranos' creator, David Chase
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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405163712
SKU
V9781405163712
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Martha P. Nochimson
Martha P. Nochimson has taught in the Department of Film and Television at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, and at Mercy College, where she developed and chaired a program in Film Studies, and she is the author of four other books, including her internationally acclaimed studies The Passion of David Lynch: Wild at Heart in Hollywood (1997); Dying to Belong: ... Read more

Reviews for Dying to Belong: Gangster Movies in Hollywood and Hong Kong
?There is much to admire about this book, particularly in its formal and thematic film analyses.? (Film Criticism , Winter 2008) "The cultural crossings, borrowings, and thefts between Hollywood and the Asian film industries have been much commented upon in recent years; Martha P. Nochimson's book is therefore timely and necessary. Offering new perspectives on the debate, this original ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Dying to Belong: Gangster Movies in Hollywood and Hong Kong


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