Fighting Stars

Stardom and Reception in Hong Kong Martial Arts Cinema

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Sous la direction de Kyle Barrowman, Mark Gallagher et Yiman Wang

Type

Stories

Sujet

Genre > Martial Arts

Mots Clés

Kung Fu, actors, Hong Kong

Année d'édition

2024

Editeur

Bloomsbury Academic

Collection

Global East Asian Screen Cultures

Langue

anglais

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Format

Paperback • 272 pages
6 x 9 ¼ inches (15.5 x 23.5 cm)

ISBN

978-1-350-36574-2

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Description de l'ouvrage:
Fighting Stars provides a rich and diverse account of the emergence and legacies of Hong Kong martial arts cinema stars.

Tracing the meanings and influence of stars such as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Jet Li, Zhang Ziyi, and Donnie Yen against the shifting backdrops of the Hong Kong film industry, the contributors to this important volume highlight martial arts stars' cultural reach, both on a local and global scale.

Each of the chapters, written by a host of renowned international scholars, focuses on an individual film star, considering issues such as martial arts practices and philosophies, gender and age, national identities and conflicts, cinematic genres and aesthetic choices in order to understand their local and transnational cultural influence.

À propos des auteurs :
Kyle Barrowman is Adjunct Professor of Media and Cinema Studies at DePaul University, USA. He is author of Understanding Objectivism: At the Movies with Ayn Rand (2023). He has published widely on film studies and philosophy, on subjects ranging from authorship, camera movement, and martial arts to skepticism, perfectionism, and ordinary language philosophy.

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