Overview

The essays are concise, accessible, and on the cutting edge of research. Each one outlines existing writing on the film and then presents an original perspective. All are designed for classroom use, scholarly research and to appeal to the general reader with an interest in Chinese film.

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Author:   Chris Berry
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   BFI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 17.10cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.457kg
ISBN:  

9780851709864

ISBN 10:   0851709869
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   17 November 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

Contents Introduction, by Chris Berry 1. Black Cannon Incident: Countering the Counterespionage Fantasy, by Jason McGrath 2. Boat People: Second Thoughts on Text and Context, by Julian Stringe 3. Bullet in the Head: Trauma, Identity, and Violent Spectacle, by James Steintrager 4. Centre Stage: A Shadow in Reverse, by BErEnice Reynaud 5. A Chinese Ghost Story: Ghostly Counsel and Innocent Man, by John Zou 6. Chungking Express: Time and its Displacements, by Janice Tong 7. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Reading Ambiguity and Ambivalence, by Felicia Chan 8. Crows and Sparrows: Allegory on a Historical Threshold, by Yiman Wang 9. Ermo: (Tele)Visualizing Urban/Rural Transformation, by Ping Fu 10. Evening Bell: Wu Ziniu's Visions of History, War and Humanity, by Yingjin Zhang 11. Farewell My Concubine: National Myth and City Memories, by Yomi Braester 12. Floating Life: Nostalgia for the Confucian Way in Suburban Sydney, by Kam Louie 13. Flowers of Shanghai: Visualizing Ellipses and (Colonial) Absence, by Gang Gary Xu 14. The Goddess: Fallen Woman of Shanghai, by Kristine Harris 15. Hibiscus Town: Revolution, Love, and Beancurd, by Charles W. Hayford 16. In The Mood for Love: Intersections of Hong Kong Modernity, by Audrey Yue 17. Love Eterne: Almost a (Heterosexual) Love Story, by Tan See Kam and Annette Aw 18. Not One Less: The Fable of a Migration, by Rey Chow 19. The Red Detachment of Women: Resenting, Regendering, Remembering, by Robert Chi 20. A Time to Live, A Time to Die: A Time to Grow, by Corrado Neri 21. A Touch of Zen: Action in Martial Arts Movies, by Mary Farquhar 22. Vive L'Amour: Eloquent Emptiness, by Fran Martin 23. Wedding Banquet: A Family Affair, by Chris Berry 24. Yellow Earth: Hesitant Apprenticeship and Bitter Agency, by Helen Hok-Sze Leung 25. Yi Yi: Reflections on Reflexive Modernity in Taiwan, by David Leiwei Li Notes on Contributors Chinese Character Lists, compiled by Wang Dun

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