Chinese Revolutionary Cinema

Author : Jessica Ka Yee Chan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786734346
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chinese Revolutionary Cinema written by Jessica Ka Yee Chan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-21 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engaging with fiction films devoted to heroic tales from the decade and a half between 1949 and 1966, this book reconceives state propaganda as aesthetic experiments that not only radically transformed acting, cinematography and screenwriting in socialist China, but also articulated a new socialist film theory and criticism. Rooted in the interwar avant-garde and commercial cinema, Chinese revolutionary cinema, as a state cinema for the newly established People's Republic, adapted Chinese literature for the screen, incorporated Hollywood narration, appropriated Soviet montage theory and orchestrated a new, glamorous, socialist star culture. In the wake of decolonisation, Chinese film journals were quick to project and disseminate the country's redefined self-image to Asia, Africa and Latin America as they helped to create an alternative vision of modernity and internationalism. Revealing the historical contingency of the term 'propaganda', Chan uncovers the visual, aural, kinaesthetic, sexual and ideological dynamics that gave rise to a new aesthetic of revolutionary heroism in world cinema. Based on extensive archival research, this book's focus on the distinctive rhetoric of post-war socialist China will be of value to East Asian Cinema scholars, Chinese Studies academics and those interested in the history of twentieth-century socialist culture.

Author : Jessica Ka Yee Chan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786724340
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chinese Revolutionary Cinema written by Jessica Ka Yee Chan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-24 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engaging with fiction films devoted to heroic tales from the decade and a half between 1949 and 1966, this book reconceives state propaganda as aesthetic experiments that not only radically transformed acting, cinematography and screenwriting in socialist China, but also articulated a new socialist film theory and criticism. Rooted in the interwar avant-garde and commercial cinema, Chinese revolutionary cinema, as a state cinema for the newly established People's Republic, adapted Chinese literature for the screen, incorporated Hollywood narration, appropriated Soviet montage theory and orchestrated a new, glamorous, socialist star culture. In the wake of decolonisation, Chinese film journals were quick to project and disseminate the country's redefined self-image to Asia, Africa and Latin America as they helped to create an alternative vision of modernity and internationalism. Revealing the historical contingency of the term 'propaganda', Chan uncovers the visual, aural, kinaesthetic, sexual and ideological dynamics that gave rise to a new aesthetic of revolutionary heroism in world cinema. Based on extensive archival research, this book's focus on the distinctive rhetoric of post-war socialist China will be of value to East Asian Cinema scholars, Chinese Studies academics and those interested in the history of twentieth-century socialist culture.

Author : Z. Wang
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137378743
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Revolutionary Cycles in Chinese Cinema, 1951–1979 written by Z. Wang and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-17 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive history of how the conflicts and balances of power in the Maoist revolutionary campaigns from 1951 to 1979 complicated and diversified the meanings of films, this book offers a discursive study of the development of early PRC cinema.

Author : Z. Wang
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137378743
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Revolutionary Cycles in Chinese Cinema, 1951–1979 written by Z. Wang and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-17 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive history of how the conflicts and balances of power in the Maoist revolutionary campaigns from 1951 to 1979 complicated and diversified the meanings of films, this book offers a discursive study of the development of early PRC cinema.

Author : Paul Clark
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521326384
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chinese Cinema written by Paul Clark and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1987 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jessica Ka Yee Chan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781788318914
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chinese Revolutionary Cinema written by Jessica Ka Yee Chan and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engaging with fiction films devoted to heroic tales from the decade and a half between 1949 and 1966, this book reconceives state propaganda as aesthetic experiments that not only radically transformed acting, cinematography and screenwriting in socialist China, but also articulated a new socialist film theory and criticism. Rooted in the interwar avant-garde and commercial cinema, Chinese revolutionary cinema, as a state cinema for the newly established People's Republic, adapted Chinese literature for the screen, incorporated Hollywood narration, appropriated Soviet montage theory and orchestrated a new, glamorous, socialist star culture. In the wake of decolonisation, Chinese film journals were quick to project and disseminate the country's redefined self-image to Asia, Africa and Latin America as they helped to create an alternative vision of modernity and internationalism. Revealing the historical contingency of the term'propaganda', Chan uncovers the visual, aural, kinaesthetic, sexual and ideological dynamics that gave rise to a new aesthetic of revolutionary heroism in world cinema. Based on extensive archival research, this book's focus on the distinctive rhetoric of post-war socialist China will be of value to East Asian Cinema scholars, Chinese Studies academics and those interested in the history of twentieth-century socialist culture.

Author : Gary Bettinson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 113755309X
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Poetics of Chinese Cinema written by Gary Bettinson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-05 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the aesthetic qualities of particular Chinese-language films and the rich artistic traditions from which they spring. It brings together leading experts in the field, and encompasses detailed and wide-ranging case studies of films such as Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Spring in a Small Town, 24 City, and The Grandmaster, and filmmakers including Hou Hsiao-hsien, Jia Zhangke, Chen Kaige, Fei Mu, Zhang Yimou, Johnnie To, and Wong Kar-wai. By illuminating the form and style of Chinese films from across cinema history, The Poetics of Chinese Cinema testifies to the artistic value and uniqueness of Chinese-language filmmaking.

Author : Chris Berry
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135936471
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Postsocialist Cinema in Post-Mao China written by Chris Berry and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-06-01 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that the fundamental shift in Chinese Cinema away from Socialism and towards Post-Socialism can be located earlier than the emergence of the "Fifth Generation" in the mid-eighties when it is usually assumed to have occured. By close analysis of films from the 1949-1976 Maoist era in comparison with 1976-81 films representing the Cultural Revolution, it demonstrates that the latter already breaks away from Socialism.

Author : Ding Yaping
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000434877
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book General History of Chinese Film II written by Ding Yaping and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1949, Chinese film has been greatly influenced by a variety of historical, cultural, and political events in the history of the People’s Republic of China. This volume explores the development of Chinese film from 1949 to 1976. This volume restores Chinese film to its original historical form and assesses its complex relationship with society, politics, culture, and art in the Maoist period. The 17-year films, Cultural Revolution-era films, the influence of model operas, and the documentary newsreels of Xinwen Jianbao are discussed. Combining a macro-perspective with a micro-perspective, the author analyzes the special characteristics of Chinese film in this period and showcases the inheritance and differences between earlier Chinese film and Chinese film in the newly founded the People’s Republic of China. The book will be essential reading for scholars and students in film studies, Chinese studies, cultural studies, and media studies, helping readers develop a comprehensive understanding of Chinese film.

Author : Yingjin Zhang
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415172899
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chinese National Cinema written by Yingjin Zhang and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinese National Cinema, written for students by a leading scholar, traces the formation, negotiation and problematization of the national on the Chinese screen over ninety years.