Celluloid China - 9780809324569

Celluloid ChinaCinematic Encounters with Culture and Society\nAuthor(s): Harry H. Kuoshu\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Southern Illinois University Press, United States\nImprint: Southern Illinois University Press\nISBN-13: 9780809324569, 978-0809324569\nSynopsis\nThis work is an introduction to the cinema of mainland China from the early 1930s to the early 1990s. Emphasizing both film contexts and film texts, this study covers a broad cinematic analysis that includes investigations of cultural, cross-cultural, social, ethnic and political issues. The 15 films include: \""\""Two Stage Sisters\""\""; \""\""Hibiscus Town\""\""; \""\""Farewell My Concubine\""\""; \""\""Street Angel\""\""; \""\""Three Women\""\""; \""\""Human, Woman, Demon\""\""; \""\""Judou\""\""; \""\""Girl from Hunan\""\""; \""\""Sacrificed Youth\""\""; \""\""Horse Thief\""\""; \""\""Yellow Earth\""\""; \""\""Old Well\""\""; \""\""Red Sorghum\""\""; \""\""Black Cannon Incident\""\""; and \""\""Good Morning, Beijing\""\"". Discussions of each film have an introduction, passage.