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The Poetics of Chinese Cinema

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This book examines the aesthetic qualities of particular Chinese-language films and the rich artistic traditions from which they spring. It brings together leading experts in the field, and encompasses detailed and wide-ranging case studies of films such as Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Spring in a Small Town, 24 City, and The Grandmaster, and filmmakers including Hou Hsiao-hsien, Jia Zhangke, Chen Kaige, Fei Mu, Zhang Yimou, Johnnie To, and Wong Kar-wai. By illuminating the form and style of Chinese films from across cinema history, The Poetics of Chinese Cinema testifies to the artistic value and uniqueness of Chinese-language filmmaking.

P. 51-78: Renewal of Song dynasty landscape painting aesthetics combined with a contemplative modernism in the early work of Chen Kaige / Peter Rist. - P. 79-96: Poetic of two springs: Fei Mu versus Tian Zhangzhuang / James Udden. - P. 97-118: Remaking Ozu: Hou Hsiao-hsien's Café Lumière / Emilie Yueh-yu Yen. - P. 167-184: Poetics of parapraxis and reeducation: the Hong Kong Cantonese cinema in the 1950s / Victor Fan. - P. 185-202: China as documentary: some basic questions / Rey Chow.

Language: English

Pages: 227

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Release: October 28, 2016

ISBN: 1137566086

ISBN 13: 9781137566089

The Poetics of Chinese Cinema

3.6/5 ( ratings)

This book examines the aesthetic qualities of particular Chinese-language films and the rich artistic traditions from which they spring. It brings together leading experts in the field, and encompasses detailed and wide-ranging case studies of films such as Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Spring in a Small Town, 24 City, and The Grandmaster, and filmmakers including Hou Hsiao-hsien, Jia Zhangke, Chen Kaige, Fei Mu, Zhang Yimou, Johnnie To, and Wong Kar-wai. By illuminating the form and style of Chinese films from across cinema history, The Poetics of Chinese Cinema testifies to the artistic value and uniqueness of Chinese-language filmmaking.

P. 51-78: Renewal of Song dynasty landscape painting aesthetics combined with a contemplative modernism in the early work of Chen Kaige / Peter Rist. - P. 79-96: Poetic of two springs: Fei Mu versus Tian Zhangzhuang / James Udden. - P. 97-118: Remaking Ozu: Hou Hsiao-hsien's Café Lumière / Emilie Yueh-yu Yen. - P. 167-184: Poetics of parapraxis and reeducation: the Hong Kong Cantonese cinema in the 1950s / Victor Fan. - P. 185-202: China as documentary: some basic questions / Rey Chow.

Language: English

Pages: 227

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Release: October 28, 2016

ISBN: 1137566086

ISBN 13: 9781137566089

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