Examining Hong Kong cinema from its inception in 1913 to the end of the colonial era, this work explains the key areas of production, market, film products and critical traditions. Hong Kong Cinema considers the different political formations of Hong Kong's culture as seen through the cinema, and deals with the historical, political, economic and cultural relations between Hong Kong cinema and other Chinese film industries on the mainland, as well as in Taiwan and South-East Asia. Discussion covers the concept of 'national cinema' in the context of Hong Kong's status as a quasi-nation with strong links to both the 'motherland' (China) and the 'coloniser' (Britain), and also argues that Hong Kong cinema is a national cinema only in an incomplete and ambiguous sense.
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'This well researched book, its exhaustive bibliography and a handy and useful glossary and filmography (in Chinese and English) - is an important tool allowing readers to grasp how, in the very particular and exceptional case of Hong Kong, its cinema both embodies and transcends our received idea of what constitutes a national cinematic art.' - Cinemaya
'Hong Kong Cinema is an ambitious, thought-provoking book and contains some fascinating material on the film industry in 1980-2000.' - China Quarterly
'Hong Kong Cinema is an ambitious, thought-provoking book and contains some fascinating material on the film industry in 1980-2000.' - China Quarterly
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Yingchi Chu is a lecturer in Chinese and Film Studies at the School of Asian Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia
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The triangular relationship between China, Britain and Hong Kong that dominated the history of Hong Kong at the end of the twentieth century also operated in the first half of that century, but in a very different way. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mainland gangsters, dianying yanjiu, diasporic cinema, yishu chuban, other national films, geopolitical identity, defence films, mainland migrants, mainland refugees, dual cultural identity, exhibition chain, capitalist lifestyle, gular relationship, mainland market, local film industry, national cinema, local triads, wushi nian, cinematic constructions, filmic adaptations, national film industry, film policy, martial arts films, new wave films, film awards Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hong Kong, Golden Harvest, Shaw Brothers, Jackie Chan, New York, Johnny Mak, South-East Asia, Teresa Tang, Xiao Jun, Allen Fong, Cultural Revolution, Lin Wei, Ann Hui, Chow Yun-fat, Law Kar, Film Biweekly, Red Guards, South China, Walled City, Long Arm of the Law, Michael Hui, Bruce Lee, Song of the Exile, Stanley Kwan, Joint Declaration New!
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The triangular relationship between China, Britain and Hong Kong that dominated the history of Hong Kong at the end of the twentieth century also operated in the first half of that century, but in a very different way. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mainland gangsters, dianying yanjiu, diasporic cinema, yishu chuban, other national films, geopolitical identity, defence films, mainland migrants, mainland refugees, dual cultural identity, exhibition chain, capitalist lifestyle, gular relationship, mainland market, local film industry, national cinema, local triads, wushi nian, cinematic constructions, filmic adaptations, national film industry, film policy, martial arts films, new wave films, film awards Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hong Kong, Golden Harvest, Shaw Brothers, Jackie Chan, New York, Johnny Mak, South-East Asia, Teresa Tang, Xiao Jun, Allen Fong, Cultural Revolution, Lin Wei, Ann Hui, Chow Yun-fat, Law Kar, Film Biweekly, Red Guards, South China, Walled City, Long Arm of the Law, Michael Hui, Bruce Lee, Song of the Exile, Stanley Kwan, Joint Declaration New!
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- Full Moon (The Moon Series, Books 1 and 2) by Rebecca York on 8 pages
- The Ethnic Origins of Nations by Anthony D. Smith on page 78, and Back Matter
- African Experiences of Cinema by Imruh Bakari in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Jackie Chan (Best of Inside Kung-Fu) by Curtis F. Wong in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Perspectives of Chinese Cinema by Chris Berry in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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