A Companion to Chinese Cinema



4/2012
Ed.: Zhang Yingjin
CNCZ - The Wiley-Blackwell Companions to National Cinemas .
2012. 712 p.
.1A444330290


EUR 140,67 

Acknowledgments
Illustrations
Tables
Contributors
General introduction: Yingjin Zhang
Part I: History and Geography
Part II: Industry and Institution
Part III: Genre and Representation
Part IV: Arts and Media
Part V: Issues and Debates
Bibliography
Filmography
Index

A Companion to Chinese Cinema features a collection of original readings that offer a comprehensive overview of the evolution and current state of Chinese cinema. Essays consider Chinese cinema from a variety of historical and geo-political centers--Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Taiwan--and offer a critical examination of major accomplishments of Chinese film studies in various categories--film history and geography, industry and institution, media and arts, genre and representation, issues and debates.
This collaborative project brings together specialists across a range of disciplines to consider Chinese cinema from a variety of methodological approaches and theoretical frameworks. This interdisciplinary approach allows for an unprecedented breadth of innovative ideas that facilitate a better understanding of Chinese cinema as it relates to artistic projects, social practices, political institutions, and expanding international markets. A Companion to Chinese Cinema offers an important analysis of a growing force in international cinema. A Companion to Chinese Cinema is a collection of original essays written by experts in a range of disciplines that provide a comprehensive overview of the evolution and current state of Chinese cinema.
Represents the most comprehensive coverage of Chinese cinema to date
Applies a multidisciplinary approach that maps the expanding field of Chinese cinema in bold and definitive ways
Draws attention to previously neglected areas such as diasporic filmmaking, independent documentary, film styles and techniques, queer aesthetics, star studies, film and other arts or media
Features several chapters that explore China's new market economy, government policy, and industry practice, placing the intricate relationship between film and politics in a historical and international context
Includes overviews of Chinese film studies in Chinese and English publications

Titel zum Thema:
China; Kultur  China / Kunst, Architektur, Design, Musik, Museen  Film; Essays  Film / Lexikon, Jahrbuch, Führer