| Melodrama and Asian Cinema Contributor(s): Dissanayake, Wimal (Editor) |
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ISBN: 052161208X ISBN-13: 9780521612081 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $56.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2005 Annotation: Cinema is a dominant force in the lives of many people living in Asia, a continent that has a number of distinguished national film industries. A concept central to much of Asian film production is melodrama. This path-breaking study examines the importance of melodrama in the film traditions of Japan, India, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Australia. Exploring with theoretical sophistication the various ways that melodrama operates, the essays contained in this volume shed light on the different traditions of Asian cinema, as well as on the wider cultural discourse in which they participate. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - General - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| LCCN: 2005283496 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Film |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6" W x 9" (0.96 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Cinema is a dominant force in the lives of many people living in Asia, a continent that has a number of distinguished national film industries. A concept central to much of Asian film production is melodrama. This path-breaking study examines the importance of melodrama in the film traditions of Japan, India, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Australia. Exploring the various ways that melodrama operates with theoretical sophistication, the various essays contained in this volume shed light on the different traditions of Asian cinema, as well as on the wider cultural discourse in which they participate. |