Format:
XVI, 279 S. :
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Ill.
ISBN:
0-7425-0945-1
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0-7425-0946-X
Note:
Publisher description: Building a New China in Cinema introduces English readers for the first time to one of the most exciting left-wing cinema traditions in the world. This unique book explores the history, ideology, and aesthetics of China's left-wing cinema movement, a quixotic film culture that was as political as commercial, as militant as sensationalist. Originating in the 1930s, it marked the first systematic intellectual involvement in Chinese cinema. In this era of turmoil and idealism, the movement's films were characterized by fantasies of heroism intertwined with the inescapable spell of impotency, thus exposing the contradictions of the filmmakers' underlying ideology as their political and artistic agendas alternately fought against or catered to the taste and viewing habits of a popular audience. Political cinema became a commercially successful industry, resulting in a film culture that has never been replicated. Drawing on detailed archival research, Pang demonstra. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-271) and index
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Inhalt: List of Illustrations Translations and Abbreviations Acknowledgments Introduction, p. 1. The History : 1. The Merging of Histories, p. 19. 2. The Left-wing Cinema Movement, p. 37. The Filmmakers and the Formation of a Collective Subjectivity: 3. The Role of Authorship in the Age of Nationalism, p. 73. 4. Masculinity and Collectivism: Romancing Politics, p. 91. 5. Women's Stories On-screen versus Off-screen, p. 113. The Spectators and The Film Culture: 6. A Commercial Cinema or a Political Cinema?, p. 141. 7. A Shanghai Cinema or a Chinese Cinema?, p. 165. 8. Engaging Realism, p. 197. Epilogue, p. 231. App. I. Chinese Left-wing Movies of the 1930s, p. 241. App. II. Popular Chinese Movies, 1932-1937, p. 245. Bibliography and Filmography, p. 249. Index, p. 273. About the Author, p. 279.
Language:
English
Subjects:
General works
Keywords:
Film
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