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Overall, Chan's unique history provides something more than an overview of an understudied period; by examining propaganda as a complex mode that necessitated the comingling of writers, artists, performers, bureaucrats and capital ... she is able to contribute to a broader understanding of film production under socialism ... [The book] will be of interest to scholars of East Asian Cinema, Chinese Studies, as well as those with an interest in the history of socialist culture. * Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media * A long-awaited book that sheds new light on revolutionary Chinese cinema. Eloquently written, it opens our eyes not only to these films' politics, but also to their forms and artistry. -- Victor Fan, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, King's College London, UK Chinese Revolutionary Cinema is based on meticulous research and insightful analysis. Avoiding Cold War rhetoric, Chan brilliantly shows how Maoist cinema interacted with Hollywood and Soviet paradigms, as it adapted melodramatic structures, montage theory, and star promotion to the revolutionary cause. -- Yomi Braester, Byron W. and Alice L. Lockwood Professor in the Humanities, University of Washington, USA

A long-awaited book that sheds new light on revolutionary Chinese cinema. Eloquently written, it opens our eyes not only to these films' politics, but also to their forms and artistry. -- Victor Fan, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, King's College London, UK Chinese Revolutionary Cinema is based on meticulous research and insightful analysis. Avoiding Cold War rhetoric, Chan brilliantly shows how Maoist cinema interacted with Hollywood and Soviet paradigms, as it adapted melodramatic structures, montage theory, and star promotion to the revolutionary cause. -- Yomi Braester, Byron W. and Alice L. Lockwood Professor in the Humanities, University of Washington, USA

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Jessica Ka Yee Chan is Assistant Professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Richmond, USA. She has published in the East Asian Journal of Popular Culture, the Journal of Chinese Cinemas, Modern Chinese Literature and Culture, and The Opera Quarterly.

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