China into Film

Frames of Reference in Contemporary Chinese Cinema

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by Jerome Silbergeld

Type

Studies

Subject

Countries > China

Keywords

China, aesthetics

Publishing date

2000

Publisher

Reaktion Books

Collection

Envisioning Asia

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 320 pages
4 ¼ x 6 ¼ inches (10.5 x 16 cm)

ISBN-10
ISBN-13

1-86189-050-8
978-1-86189-050-4

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Book Presentation:
Since 1984, Chinese cinema has been the most dramatic entry onto the international film scene. China into Film is the first book to look at contemporary Chinese cinema as a visual art and to illustrate the ways in which it has been shaped by centuries of Chinese tradition. Jerome Silbergeld looks at the significance of gender roles, the strategies of film-makers in coping with state censorship, the translation of novels into films, the continuing attachment of film-makers to melodrama, and cinematic critiques of Maoism and post-Maoist culture.

Abundantly illustrated with Chinese paintings as well as scenes from such internationally acclaimed films as Yellow Earth, Red Sorghum, Raise the Red Lantern and Farewell My Concubine, China into Film reveals a cinematic form at once excitingly new and deeply imbedded in traditional Chinese visual culture.

Press Reviews:
"As a study of the relationship between contemporary Chinese film and the visual legacy of Chinese arts and culture, this book is superb."
Journal of Asian Studies

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