World Film Locations / Shanghai

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Edited by John Berra and Wei Ju

Type

Studies

Subject

On Films > Locations

Keywords

China, movie sets, city

Publishing date

2014

Publisher

Intellect Books

Collection

World Film Locations

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 128 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-1-78320-199-0

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Book Presentation:
Celebrating Shanghai’s rich cinematic history, the films covered here represent a lengthy time period, from the first Golden Age of Chinese Cinema in the 1930s to the city’s status as an international production hub in 2013. Given the enduring status of Shanghai as the “Paris of the East,” World Film Locations: Shanghai emphasizes the city’s cosmopolitan glamour through locations that are steeped in cinematic exoticism, while also probing the reality behind the image by investigating its backstreets and residential zones. To facilitate this study of Shanghai’s dual identity through reference to film locations, the book includes films from both the commercial and independent sectors, with a balance between images captured by local filmmakers and the visions of Western directors who have also utilized the city for their projects.

With numerous essays that reflect Shanghai’s relationship to film and scene reviews of such iconic titles as Street Angel, Temptress Moon, Kung Fu Hustle, and Skyfall, World Film Locations: Shanghai is essential reading for all scholars of China’s urban culture.

Press Reviews:
“An indispensable and welcome addition to Intellect’s World Film Locations series, World Film Locations: Shanghai is a lively and complete handbook that enables the cinephile and the broad culturally cultivated reader-traveler to apprehend the spell and complications of Shanghai through the vibrant lens of film. . . . It is a readable, interactive, and up-to-date book; it is not an ordinary book to be deployed in one single, conventional setting. Readers will have to decide for themselves the best usage of the book, whether as a travel guide, an encyclopedia, or an introductory reading for certain courses on city and cinema.”
China Review International

"World Film Locations: Shanghai is a reader-friendly introduction offering detailed maps and screenshots of significant moments from the Chinese cinema of Shanghai. [...] Almost all the writers appear to have spent time living or working in Shanghai; many of them are photographers, directors, or film scholars who have had experience in filmmaking or studying cinema at an advanced level. In this way, the book seeks to ensure that the content has been created by cinema insiders who are in a position to offer their informed commentary. [...] Will have an appeal to film aficionados."
Nanna Sophie Zheng | Situations: Cultural Studies in the Asian Context

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