The poetics of Chinese cinema

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Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke

2016

227 Pages

ISBN 978-1-137-56608-9

East Asian Popular Culture

The poetics of Chinese cinema

Edited by

Gary Bettinson, James Udden

This book examines the aesthetic qualities of particular Chinese-language films and the rich artistic traditions from which they spring. It brings together leading experts in the field, and encompasses detailed and wide-ranging case studies of films such as Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Spring in a Small Town, 24 City, and The Grandmaster, and filmmakers including Hou Hsiao-hsien, Jia Zhangke, Chen Kaige, Fei Mu, Zhang Yimou, Johnnie To, and Wong Kar-wai. By illuminatingthe form and style of Chinese films from across cinema history, The Poetics of Chinese Cinema testifies to the artistic value and uniqueness of Chinese-language filmmaking.

Publication details

DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-55309-6

Full citation:

Bettinson, G. , Udden, J. (eds) (2016). The poetics of Chinese cinema, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Bettinson Gary

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