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The Poetics of Chinese Cinema
Gary Bettinson (Ed.)
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Description for The Poetics of Chinese Cinema
Hardback. asdsdfdsf Editor(s): Bettinson, Gary; Udden, James. Series: East Asian Popular Culture. Num Pages: 227 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ABA; APF; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
This book examines the aesthetic qualities of particular Chinese-language films and the rich artistic traditions from which they spring. It brings together leading experts in the field, and encompasses detailed and wide-ranging case studies of films such as Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Spring in a Small Town, 24 City, and The Grandmaster, and filmmakers including Hou Hsiao-hsien, Jia Zhangke, Chen Kaige, Fei Mu, Zhang Yimou, Johnnie To, and Wong Kar-wai. By illuminating the form and style of Chinese films from across cinema history, The Poetics of Chinese Cinema testifies to the ... Read more
This book examines the aesthetic qualities of particular Chinese-language films and the rich artistic traditions from which they spring. It brings together leading experts in the field, and encompasses detailed and wide-ranging case studies of films such as Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Spring in a Small Town, 24 City, and The Grandmaster, and filmmakers including Hou Hsiao-hsien, Jia Zhangke, Chen Kaige, Fei Mu, Zhang Yimou, Johnnie To, and Wong Kar-wai. By illuminating the form and style of Chinese films from across cinema history, The Poetics of Chinese Cinema testifies to the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
East Asian Popular Culture
Condition
New
Weight
453g
Number of Pages
227
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137566089
SKU
V9781137566089
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99-15
About Gary Bettinson (Ed.)
Gary Bettinson is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at Lancaster University, UK and author of The Sensuous Cinema of Wong Kar-wai: Film Poetics and the Aesthetic of Disturbance (Hong Kong University Press), and chief editor of Asian Cinema journal. James Udden is Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at Gettysburg College, ... Read more
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