Hong Kong Action Cinema

Herausgegeben:Miller, Frederic P.; Vandome, Agnes F.; McBrewster, John

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Produktbeschreibung

Hong Kong action cinema is the principal source of the Hong Kong film industry's global fame. It combines elements from the action film, as codified by Hollywood, with Chinese storytelling and aesthetic traditions, to create a culturally distinctive form that nevertheless has a wide transcultural appeal. In recent years, the flow has reversed somewhat, with American and European action films being heavily influenced by Hong Kong genre conventions. The first Hong Kong action films favoured the wuxia style, emphasizing mysticism and swordplay, but this trend was politically suppressed in the 1930s and replaced by styles in which films depicted more down-to-earth unarmed kung fu, often featuring folk hero Wong Fei Hung. Post-war cultural upheavals led to a second wave of wuxia films with highly acrobatic violence, followed by the emergence of the grittier kung fu films for which the Shaw Brothers studio became best known. The 1970s saw the rise and sudden death of international superstar Bruce Lee.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 148
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786130283131
• ISBN-10: 613028313X
• Artikelnr.: 28236496