| Description |
1 online resource (x, 294 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover; Director in Action -- Johnnie To and the Hong Kong Action Film; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. From The Big Heat to Lifeline; 3. Nucleus of the Milky Way; 4. Directed by Johnnie To; 5. The Uneven Auteur; 6. Postscript; Epilogue; Appendix 1: Author's Interview with Johnnie To; Appendix 2: Johnnie To on Election; Notes; Bibliography; Filmography; Index |
| Summary |
'Director in Action' studies Johnnie To, whose art-house action hits include 'A Hero Never Dies' (1998), 'The Longest Nite' (1998), 'Running out of Time' (1999), 'The Mission' (1999), 'PTU' (2003), 'Breaking News' (2004), 'Election' (2005), and 'Election 2' (2006). The book provides a comprehensive overview of To's career, concentrating on his action films |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-279) and index |
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Filmography: pages 281-282 |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| In |
HKU Press digital editions |
| Subject |
To, Johnny -- Criticism and interpretation
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To, Johnny -- Criticism and interpretation
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To, Johnny fast |
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Action and adventure films -- Production and direction
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Direction & Production.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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Action and adventure films -- Production and direction
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Actionfilm
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Film.
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Actionfilm.
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Regissörer.
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Electronic books
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Action and adventure films.
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Films d'aventures.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789888052189 |
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9888052187 |
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9789882206823 |
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9882206824 |
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9622098398 |
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9789622098398 |
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9781282708808 |
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1282708805 |
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9786612708800 |
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6612708808 |
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