New Chinese Cinemas: Forms, Identities, Politics Contributor(s): Browne, Nick (Editor), Pickowicz, Paul G. (Editor), Sobchack, Vivian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1139174126 ISBN-13: 9781139174121 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $213.75 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Modern - 20th Century |
Dewey: 791.43 |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: New Chinese Cinemas analyzes the changing forms and significance of filmmaking in the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong since the end of the Cultural Revolution, with a particular emphasis on how film comments on the profound social changes that have occurred in East Asia over the past two decades. Considering in detail both conservative and progressive stances on economic modernization, it also demonstrates how film has been an important formal structure and social document in the interpretation of these changes. The essays collected here, which were specially commissioned for this volume, also offer extended analyses of the important trends, styles, and work that define Chinese filmmaking in the 1980s. |