China into Film
, by Silbergeld, JeromeNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781861890504 | 1861890508
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 2/1/2000
Since 1984, Chinese cinema has been the most dramatic entry onto the international film scene.China into Filmis the first book to look at contemporary Chinese cinema as a visual art and to illustrate the ways in which it has been shaped by centuries of Chinese tradition. Jerome Silbergeld looks at the significance of gender roles, the strategies of film-makers in coping with state censorship, the translation of novels into films, the continuing attachment of film-makers to melodrama, and cinematic critiques of Maoism and post-Maoist culture. Abundantly illustrated with Chinese paintings as well as scenes from such internationally acclaimed films asYellow Earth,Red Sorghum,Raise the Red LanternandFarewell My Concubine, China into Film reveals a cinematic form at once excitingly new and deeply imbedded in traditional Chinese visual culture.