This is the first collection of translations of Chinese film theory to be published in English. By using translations rather than summaries, as other works have done, Chinese Film Theory provides readers with an introduction to the issues current in China's film circles. It includes eighteen chapters written by a broad range of writers--from well established scholars to young people at the beginning of their involvement in film in China. This collection indicates a trend away from the study of external qualities of film and toward a study of the film itself. The volume has been carefully organized so that major issues are interrelated; thus, the book comprises an ongoing debate of film theory issues, progressing from earlier to most recent issues, following the debate concerning the relationship of film to literary arts, and looking at the debate over the relationship of film to culture. The book concludes that for the time being, debate has virtually ended because of the political situation in China. This book is an important new source to anyone interested in film studies, film theory, or Chinese studies.
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“Chinese Film Theory: A Guide to the New Era is the first collection of translations of Chinese film theory to be published in English. It contains a series of articles, covering a broad range of film theory issues. Issues discussed include the interrelation of film and literature, film and culture and the meaning of film within the nationalization of the film industry. This is an important book to anyone interested in Chinese Film Theory.”–Sightlines
“. . .an important book to anyone interested in Chinese Film Theory.”–Sightlines
“. . .an important book to anyone interested in Chinese Film Theory.”–
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If "The Modernization of Film Language" by Zhang Nuanxin and Li Tuo was the major explosive, then Bai Jingsheng's "Throwing Away the Walking Stick of Drama" was the fuse. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
nondramatic films, film aesthetics, film circles, synthetic art, film innovation, realistic aesthetics, prose film, poetic film, cinematic aesthetics, cinematic means, film language, true movies, cinematic language, film art, theoretical circles, theatrical movies, film theory, aesthetic thinking, theory circles, world cinema, outstanding films, film culture Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Xie Jin, Shao Mujun, Zhang Junxiang, Yellow Earth, Zhong Dianfei, Country Couple, Fifth Generation, Hou Yao, Summary of Casual Thinking, Xiao Huar, Zhang Nuanxin, Gang of Four, Troubled Laughter, World War, French New Wave, Luo Yijun, New Film Scripts, Sergei Eisenstein, Shanghai Film Studio, Corner of the City, The Legend of Tianyun Mountain, Wei Desheng, Black Cannon Incident, Italian Neorealism, Wenhui Daily New!
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If "The Modernization of Film Language" by Zhang Nuanxin and Li Tuo was the major explosive, then Bai Jingsheng's "Throwing Away the Walking Stick of Drama" was the fuse. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
nondramatic films, film aesthetics, film circles, synthetic art, film innovation, realistic aesthetics, prose film, poetic film, cinematic aesthetics, cinematic means, film language, true movies, cinematic language, film art, theoretical circles, theatrical movies, film theory, aesthetic thinking, theory circles, world cinema, outstanding films, film culture Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Xie Jin, Shao Mujun, Zhang Junxiang, Yellow Earth, Zhong Dianfei, Country Couple, Fifth Generation, Hou Yao, Summary of Casual Thinking, Xiao Huar, Zhang Nuanxin, Gang of Four, Troubled Laughter, World War, French New Wave, Luo Yijun, New Film Scripts, Sergei Eisenstein, Shanghai Film Studio, Corner of the City, The Legend of Tianyun Mountain, Wei Desheng, Black Cannon Incident, Italian Neorealism, Wenhui Daily New!
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- War and Peace by Lev Tolstoy on page 28
- War and peace : a novel by Count Leo Tolstoy (Modern Library Giants, 1.1) by Leo Tolstoy on page 28
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- Celluloid China: Cinematic Encounters with Culture and Society by Harry H. Kuoshu in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Chinese Modern: The Heroic and the Quotidian (Post-Contemporary Interventions) by Xiaobing Tang on page 251, and Back Matter
- Cinema and Urban Culture in Shanghai, 1922-1943 by Yingjin Zhang in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Chinese Cinema during the Era of Reform: The Ingenuity of the System by Ying Zhu on page 35, and page 67
- Primitive Passions: Visuality, Sexuality, Ethnography, and Contemporary Chinese Cinema by Rey Chow in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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