The Cinema of Hong Kong examines one of the most popular and dynamic cinema traditions in the history of film. Providing an overview of major directors, genres and stars, from its origins to the present, this volume examines Hong Kong cinema in transnational, historical, and artistic contexts.
The Cinema of Hong Kong examines one of the most popular and dynamic cinema traditions in the history of film. Providing an overview of major directors, genres and stars, from its origins to the present, this volume examines Hong Kong cinema in transnational, historical, and artistic contexts.
List of contributors Acknowledgements Poshek Fu and David Desser Introduction Poshek Fu and David Desser Chronology of Hong Kong cinema David Desser and Poshek Fu Part I. History: 1. The Kung Fu craze: Hong Kong cinema's first American reception David Desser 2. The American connection in early Hong Kong cinema Law Kar 3. The 1960s: modernity, youth culture, and Hong Kong Cantonese cinema Poshek Fu 4. The 1970s: movement and transition Stephen Teo Part II. Arts: 5. Richness through imperfection: King Hu and the glimpse David Bordwell 6. Space, place, and spectacle: the crisis cinema of John Woo Tony Williams 7. Besides fists and blood: Michael Hui and Cantonese comedy Jenny Lau 8. The film work of Ann Hui Patricia Erens Part III. Identity: 9. Between Nationalism and Colonialism: mainland émigrés, marginal culture, Hong Kong cinema 1937-1941 Poshek Fu 10. Urban cinema and cultural identity of Hong Kong Leung Ping-Kwan 11. Rewriting history: Hong Kong nostalgia cinema and its social practice Natalia Chan Sui Hung 12. Filming diaspora and identity: Hong Kong and 1997 Sheldon Lu 13. Buying American, consuming Hong Kong: cultural commerce, fantasies of identity, and the cinema Gina Marchetti 14. Hong Kong electric shadows: a selected bibliography of studies in English H. C. Li Index.
List of contributors Acknowledgements Poshek Fu and David Desser Introduction Poshek Fu and David Desser Chronology of Hong Kong cinema David Desser and Poshek Fu Part I. History: 1. The Kung Fu craze: Hong Kong cinema's first American reception David Desser 2. The American connection in early Hong Kong cinema Law Kar 3. The 1960s: modernity, youth culture, and Hong Kong Cantonese cinema Poshek Fu 4. The 1970s: movement and transition Stephen Teo Part II. Arts: 5. Richness through imperfection: King Hu and the glimpse David Bordwell 6. Space, place, and spectacle: the crisis cinema of John Woo Tony Williams 7. Besides fists and blood: Michael Hui and Cantonese comedy Jenny Lau 8. The film work of Ann Hui Patricia Erens Part III. Identity: 9. Between Nationalism and Colonialism: mainland émigrés, marginal culture, Hong Kong cinema 1937-1941 Poshek Fu 10. Urban cinema and cultural identity of Hong Kong Leung Ping-Kwan 11. Rewriting history: Hong Kong nostalgia cinema and its social practice Natalia Chan Sui Hung 12. Filming diaspora and identity: Hong Kong and 1997 Sheldon Lu 13. Buying American, consuming Hong Kong: cultural commerce, fantasies of identity, and the cinema Gina Marchetti 14. Hong Kong electric shadows: a selected bibliography of studies in English H. C. Li Index.
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