The Chinese Cinema Book |
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| Editor:
| Lim, Song Hwee
Ward, Julian |
| ISBN: | 978-1-911239-52-9 |
| Publication Date: | May 2020 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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| Imprint: | British Film Institute |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $240.00AUD $218.18 |
Book Description:
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This revised and updated new edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of cinema in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as to disaporic and transnational Chinese film-making, from the beginnings of cinema to the present day. Chapters by leading international scholars are grouped in thematic sections addressing key historical periods, film movements, genres, stars and auteurs, and the industrial and technological contexts of cinema in Greater China.
This revised and updated new edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of cinema in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as to disaporic and transnational Chinese film-making, from the beginnings of cinema to the present day. Chapters by leading international scholars are grouped in thematic sections addressing key historical periods, film movements, genres, stars and auteurs, and the industrial and technological contexts of cinema in Greater China.