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City on Fire
Hoover, Michael; Stokes, Lisa Odham
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Description for City on Fire
Paperback. An illustrated history of Hong Kong cinema, covering all genres of films. Num Pages: 388 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 277 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 882.
Hong Kong's film industry gained global attention in the 1980s, at the time of negotiations over Great Britain's return of the colony to China. Uncertainty about the post-handover era accelerated Hong Kong's race for economic growth, and found expression in cinema's depictions of a 'city on fire.' In this accessible introduction to the extraordinary cinematic output of the colony, Michael Hoover and Lisa Stokes review the directors and films that have established Hong Kong cinema internationally: John Woo's martial arts flicks, Tsui Hark's wire-worked fantasies, Ann Hui's exile melodramas, Stanley Kwan's limpid romances, and Wong Kar-wai's stylish art films.
Hong Kong's film industry gained global attention in the 1980s, at the time of negotiations over Great Britain's return of the colony to China. Uncertainty about the post-handover era accelerated Hong Kong's race for economic growth, and found expression in cinema's depictions of a 'city on fire.' In this accessible introduction to the extraordinary cinematic output of the colony, Michael Hoover and Lisa Stokes review the directors and films that have established Hong Kong cinema internationally: John Woo's martial arts flicks, Tsui Hark's wire-worked fantasies, Ann Hui's exile melodramas, Stanley Kwan's limpid romances, and Wong Kar-wai's stylish art films.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
Number of Pages
388
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781859842034
SKU
V9781859842034
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