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Asian Cinemas
. Ed(S): Eleftheriotis, Dimitris; Needham, Gary
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Description for Asian Cinemas
Paperback. This book takes a number of detailed case studies and uses them to investigate the limitations of Anglo-US theoretical models and critical paradigms in the study of Asian Cinema. Editor(s): Eleftheriotis, Dimitris; Needham, Gary. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 246 x 30. Weight in Grams: 950.
Asian cinema is an area of increasing interest in Anglo-US film studies while Asian films are now widely distributed and popular with western audiences. The fascination with Asian cinema must be examined in the context of a complex and often problematic relationship between western scholars, students, viewers and Asian films. This book, therefore, examines a number of detailed case studies (such as the films of Ozu, Bruce Lee, Hong Kong and Turkish cinema, Hindi melodramas, Godzilla films, Taiwanese directors and Fifth Generation Chinese cinema) and uses them in order to investigate the limitations of Anglo-US theoretical models and critical paradigms. ... Read more
Asian cinema is an area of increasing interest in Anglo-US film studies while Asian films are now widely distributed and popular with western audiences. The fascination with Asian cinema must be examined in the context of a complex and often problematic relationship between western scholars, students, viewers and Asian films. This book, therefore, examines a number of detailed case studies (such as the films of Ozu, Bruce Lee, Hong Kong and Turkish cinema, Hindi melodramas, Godzilla films, Taiwanese directors and Fifth Generation Chinese cinema) and uses them in order to investigate the limitations of Anglo-US theoretical models and critical paradigms. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748617777
SKU
V9780748617777
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About . Ed(S): Eleftheriotis, Dimitris; Needham, Gary
Dimitris Eleftheriotis is a Reader in Film and Television Studies at the University of Glasgow. He has published widely on various aspects of European cinema, film theory and transnational cinema. Gary Needham is Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies, Nottingham Trent University
Reviews for Asian Cinemas
The republishing of a number of important texts in this easily accessible collection is a valuable undertaking! One hopes that this volume will find its way into many university libraries and subsequently into the hands and heads of many students of Asian cinemas. Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television The republishing of a number of important texts in this ... Read more