Celluloid China: Cinematic Encounters with Culture and Society
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (686 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0809324563 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
15 top Chinese movies: 1930-2000 W Boudville Kuoshu gives a long overdue summary of the mainland Chinese movie history, spanning 1930-2000. A period of tremendous turbulence and change. He does this by analysing 15 films that he considers to be the best (or amongst the best). The analysis places each film in the context of Chinese society when it was produced. The themes, ideals and aspirations embedded in the movies ofte
About the AuthorHarry H. Kuoshu, aka Haixin Xu, is an assistant professor of cinema studies and modern languages at Northeastern University, where he teaches Chinese film, culture, and language. He is the author of Lightness of Being in China: Adaptation and Discursive Figuration in Cinema and Theater.
Such a holistic evaluation allows for a better understanding of both the genesis of a special kind of film art from the People’s Republic of China and the culture exemplified in those films. The fifteen films include: Two Stage Sisters; Hibiscus Town; Farewell My Concubine; Street Angel; Three Women; Human, Woman, Demon; Judou; Girl from Hunan; Sacrificed Youth; Horse Thief; Yellow Earth; Old Well; Red Sorghum; Black Cannon Incident; and Good Morning, Beijing. Discussions of each film have an introduction, passages from the director’s own notes whenever available,
He is the author of Lightness of Being in China: Adaptation and Discursive Figuration in Cinema and Theater.. Kuoshu, aka Haixin Xu, is an assistant professor of cinema studies and modern languages at Northeastern University, where he teaches Chinese film, culture, and language. Harry H