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Building a New China in Cinema
Laikwan Pang
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Description for Building a New China in Cinema
Hardback. An exploration of the history, ideology and aesthetics of China's left-wing cinema movement, a quixotic film culture that was as political as commercial, as militant as sensationalist. The author demonstrates that the movement was a product of the era's social, economic and political discourses. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; APF; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
Building a New China in Cinema introduces English readers for the first time to one of the most exciting left-wing cinema traditions in the world. This unique book explores the history, ideology, and aesthetics of China's left-wing cinema movement, a quixotic film culture that was as political as commercial, as militant as sensationalist. Originating in the 1930s, it marked the first systematic intellectual involvement in Chinese cinema. In this era of turmoil and idealism, the movement's films were characterized by fantasies of heroism intertwined with the inescapable spell of impotency, thus exposing the contradictions of the filmmakers' underlying ideology as ... Read more
Building a New China in Cinema introduces English readers for the first time to one of the most exciting left-wing cinema traditions in the world. This unique book explores the history, ideology, and aesthetics of China's left-wing cinema movement, a quixotic film culture that was as political as commercial, as militant as sensationalist. Originating in the 1930s, it marked the first systematic intellectual involvement in Chinese cinema. In this era of turmoil and idealism, the movement's films were characterized by fantasies of heroism intertwined with the inescapable spell of impotency, thus exposing the contradictions of the filmmakers' underlying ideology as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742509450
SKU
V9780742509450
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About Laikwan Pang
Laikwan Pang is lecturer at the General Education Centre of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Reviews for Building a New China in Cinema
Pang provides invaluable information for both Asian film scholars and those interested in modern Chinese history. Highly recommended.
CHOICE
This book makes a significant contribution to the growing literature on pre-1949 Chinese film. The book is well-researched and informative.
Zhiwei Xiao
China Quarterly
As the first concentrated study of Shanghai leftist cinema in English, this ... Read more
CHOICE
This book makes a significant contribution to the growing literature on pre-1949 Chinese film. The book is well-researched and informative.
Zhiwei Xiao
China Quarterly
As the first concentrated study of Shanghai leftist cinema in English, this ... Read more