Yuen Woo Ping's Wing Chun

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by Sasha Vojkovic

Type

Studies

Subject

One Film > Wing Chun

Keywords

Yuen Woo Ping, China

Publishing date

2009

Publisher

Hong Kong University Press

Collection

The New Hong Kong Cinema

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 156 pages
5 ½ x 7 ½ inches (14 x 19 cm)

ISBN

978-962-209-967-8

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Book Presentation:
Yuen Woo Ping’s kung fu comedy based on the legendary female character Wing Chun is a landmark of action choreography and heroic womanhood in Chinese cinema. This book explores Wing Chun’s narrative representation of femininity and the martial arts genre, its history, traditions and cultural influences. While studio-made Hong Kong genre cinema has stressed action over narrative, Wing Chun offers a more egalitarian gender imaginary rooted in Daoist and Buddhist thought. The book provides new insights on the non-linear cinematic storytelling of the film. This is the first in-depth study of the work of Yuen Woo Ping, the well-known Hong Kong film director and action choreographer who achieved international recognition as an action choreographer of films such as The Matrix; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; and Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill Volumes 1 & 2.

See the publisher website: Hong Kong University Press

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