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Description for China into Film
Paperback. Since 1984, Chinese cinema has been the most dramatic new entry on the international film scene. This text looks at contemporary Chinese cinema as a visual art and illustrates the many ways it has been shaped by centuries of Chinese visual and cultural traditions. Series: Envisioning Asia. Num Pages: 320 pages, 44 colour, 196 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APFA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Since 1984, Chinese cinema has been the most dramatic new entry on the international film scene. This text looks at contemporary Chinese cinema as a visual art and illustrates the many ways it has been shaped by centuries of Chinese visual and cultural traditions. Among its many concerns are the role of female gender in Chinese cinema, the use of allegory, the strategies of filmmakers in comping with state censorship, the translation of Chinese novels into film, the continuing attachment of filmmakers to melodramatic form, and the cinematic critiques of Maoism and post-Maoist Chinese culture. Illustrated with Chinese paintings as ... Read more
Since 1984, Chinese cinema has been the most dramatic new entry on the international film scene. This text looks at contemporary Chinese cinema as a visual art and illustrates the many ways it has been shaped by centuries of Chinese visual and cultural traditions. Among its many concerns are the role of female gender in Chinese cinema, the use of allegory, the strategies of filmmakers in comping with state censorship, the translation of Chinese novels into film, the continuing attachment of filmmakers to melodramatic form, and the cinematic critiques of Maoism and post-Maoist Chinese culture. Illustrated with Chinese paintings as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Envisioning Asia
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861890504
SKU
V9781861890504
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Ref
99-15
About Unknown
Jerome Silbergeld is Professor of Art History at the University of Washington, Seattle, and the author of several books on twentieth-century Chinese painting.
Reviews for China into Film
'As a study of the relationship between contemporary Chinese film and the visual legacy of Chinese arts and culture, this book is superb.' - Journal of Asian Studies