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New Hong Kong Cinema: Transitions to Becoming Chinese in 21st-Century East Asia
Ruby Cheung
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Hardback. The trajectory of Hong Kong films had been drastically affected long before the city's official sovereignty transfer from the British to the Chinese in 1997. The author introduces the "Cinema of Transitions," using examples from the 1980s to the present, to study New Hong Kong Cinema and on- and off-screen life against this background. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJPR; 3JM; APFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
The trajectory of Hong Kong films had been drastically affected long before the city's official sovereignty transfer from the British to the Chinese in 1997. The change in course has become more visible in recent years as China has aggressively developed its national film industry and assumed the role of powerhouse in East Asia's cinematic landscape. The author introduces the Cinema of Transitions to study the New Hong Kong Cinema and on- and off-screen life against this background. Using examples from the 1980s to the present, this book offers a fresh perspective on how Hong Kong-related Chinese-language films, ... Read more
The trajectory of Hong Kong films had been drastically affected long before the city's official sovereignty transfer from the British to the Chinese in 1997. The change in course has become more visible in recent years as China has aggressively developed its national film industry and assumed the role of powerhouse in East Asia's cinematic landscape. The author introduces the Cinema of Transitions to study the New Hong Kong Cinema and on- and off-screen life against this background. Using examples from the 1980s to the present, this book offers a fresh perspective on how Hong Kong-related Chinese-language films, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
570g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782387039
SKU
V9781782387039
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Ref
99-15
About Ruby Cheung
Ruby Cheung is editor of Cinemas, Identities and Beyond (2009), and co-editor of Film Festival Yearbook 2: Film Festivals and Imagined Communities (2010) and Film Festival Yearbook 3: Film Festivals and East Asia (2011). She holds a PhD in Film Studies from University of St Andrews and has taught film-related university courses in the UK, Hong Kong, and mainland China. ... Read more
Reviews for New Hong Kong Cinema: Transitions to Becoming Chinese in 21st-Century East Asia
This book is exciting in its range and subtle in its treatment of texts and contexts. It is a deft combination of film analysis, cultural studies, and socio-economic-political conjunctures that is clearly written and wonderfully researched.
David M. Desser, Emeritus Professor, University of Illinois Cheung makes a compelling case for looking at current Hong Kong film as ... Read more
David M. Desser, Emeritus Professor, University of Illinois Cheung makes a compelling case for looking at current Hong Kong film as ... Read more