| Description |
xi, 329 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. All too Extravagant, too Gratuitously Wild -- Hong Kong and/as/or Hollywood -- 2. Local Heroes -- Two Dragons: Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan -- 3. The Chinese Connections -- 4. Once upon a Time in the West -- Enough to Make Strong Men Weep: John Woo -- 5. Made in Hong Kong -- A Chinese Feast: Tsui Hark -- 6. Formula, Form, and Norm -- Whatever you Want: Wong Jing -- 7. Plots, Slack and Stretched -- 8. Motion Emotion: The Art of the Action Movie -- Three Martial Masters: Zhang Che, Lau Kar-Leung, King Hu -- 9. Avant-Pop Cinema -- Romance on your Menu: Chungking Express |
| Summary |
This definitive study of Hong Kong cinema examines the work of directors such as Tsui Hark, John Woo, Ringo Lam, Johnnie To, King Hu, and Wong Kar Wai |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-319) and index |
| Subject |
Action and adventure films -- China -- Hong Kong.
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Motion pictures -- China -- Hong Kong -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| LC no. |
99047938 |
| ISBN |
067400213X alkaline paper |
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0674002148 paperback alkaline paper |
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