Metro Movies Cinematic Urbanism in Post-Mao China |
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| Author:
| Kuoshu, Harry H. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8093-3018-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Publisher: | Southern Illinois University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $64.00 |
Book Description:
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Metro Movies takes readers on a comprehensive tour of the urbanization of Chinese cinema. Focusing primarily on movies from the end of the twentieth century, it is the first single-authored work to explore the relationship between the changes in Chinese society--caused in part by the advent of postsocialism, the growth of cities, and globalization--and the transformation of Chinese cinema. Author Harry H. Kuoshu examines such themes as displacement, cinematic...
More Description Metro Movies takes readers on a comprehensive tour of the urbanization of Chinese cinema. Focusing primarily on movies from the end of the twentieth century, it is the first single-authored work to explore the relationship between the changes in Chinese society--caused in part by the advent of postsocialism, the growth of cities, and globalization--and the transformation of Chinese cinema. Author Harry H. Kuoshu examines such themes as displacement, cinematic representation, youth subculture, the private emotional lives of emerging urbanites, raw urban realism, and the allegorical contrast of the city and the countryside to illustrate the artistic richness and cultural diversity of this cinematic genre.