Chinese Cinemas - 9781138912465

Taylor & Francis

Chinese CinemasInternational Perspectives\nAuthor(s): Felicia Chan, Andy Willis\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138912465, 978-1138912465\nSynopsis\nChinese Cinemas: International Perspectives examines the impact the rapid expansion of Chinese filmmaking in mainland China has had on independent and popular Chinese cinemas both in and outside of China.\n\nWhile the large Chinese markets are coveted by Hollywood, the commercial film industry within the Peoples Republic of China has undergone rapid expansion since the 1990s. Its own production, distribution and exhibition capacities have increased exponentially in the past 20 years, producing box-office success both domestically and abroad.\n\nThis volume gathers the work of a range of established scholars and newer voices on Chinese cinemas to address questions that interrogate both Chinese films and the place and space of Chinese cinemas within the contemporary g.