| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 250 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Edinburgh studies in East Asian film |
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Edinburgh studies in East Asian film
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Melodramas of arrival and departure : Jet-set students in 1970s Taiwanese romance -- ABCs, mixed-race stars, and other monsters of globalization -- Setting the stage : Hong Kong musical stars take on the world -- All the right moves : mobile heroes and the Shaolin Temple film -- The cosmopolitan brand : film policy as cultural work in the international film market -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"How does cinema imagine our place in the world? Worldly Desires: Cosmopolitanism and Cinema in Hong Kong and Taiwan looks at the studios, films and policies that charted the transnational vision of Hong Kong and Taiwan, two places with an uneasy relationship to the idea of nationhood. Examining the cultural, political and industrial overlaps between these cinemas, as well as the areas where they uniquely parallel each other, this book brings together perspectives from cinema studies, Chinese studies and Asian American studies to show how culture is produced in the spaces between empires. With case studies of popular stars like Linda Lin Dai and Edison Chen, and spectacular genres like the Shaolin Temple cycle of martial arts films and the romantic melodramas of 1970s Taiwan, the book explores what it meant to be both cosmopolitan and Chinese in the second half of the 20th century."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Brian Hu is Assistant Professor in Television, Film, and New Media at San Diego State University. He is also the Artistic Director of the San Diego Asian Film Festival |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Motion pictures -- China -- Hong Kong -- History -- 20th century
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Motion pictures -- Taiwan -- History -- 20th century
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PERFORMING ARTS / Reference
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy
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Motion pictures
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China -- Hong Kong
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Taiwan
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2018289413 |
| ISBN |
9781474428477 |
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1474428479 |
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9781474428484 |
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1474428487 |
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