City on Fire by Lisa Stokes

City on Fire by Lisa Stokes

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An illustrated history of Hong Kong cinema, covering all genres of films.

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City on Fire by Lisa Stokes

Hong Kong's film industry gained global attention in the 1980s, at the time of negotiations over Great Britain's return of the colony to China. Uncertainty about the post-handover era accelerated Hong Kong's race for economic growth, and found expression in cinema's depictions of a 'city on fire.' In this accessible introduction to the extraordinary cinematic output of the colony, Michael Hoover and Lisa Stokes review the directors and films that have established Hong Kong cinema internationally: John Woo's martial arts flicks, Tsui Hark's wire-worked fantasies, Ann Hui's exile melodramas, Stanley Kwan's limpid romances, and Wong Kar-wai's stylish art films.
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ISBN 13 9781859842034
ISBN 10 1859842038
Titel City on Fire
Autor Lisa Stokes
Buchzustand Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag Verso Books
Erscheinungsjahr 1999-09-17
Seitenanzahl 388
Hinweis auf dem Einband Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.