Wiley-Blackwell Companions to National Cinemas
1 primary work
Book 6
A Companion to Chinese Cinema
Published 1 January 2012
A Companion to Chinese Cinema is a collection of original essays written by experts in a range of disciplines that provide a comprehensive overview of the evolution and current state of Chinese cinema. Represents the most comprehensive coverage of Chinese cinema to dateApplies a multidisciplinary approach that maps the expanding field of Chinese cinema in bold and definitive waysDraws attention to previously neglected areas such as diasporic filmmaking, independent documentary, film styles and techniques, queer aesthetics, star studies, film and other arts or mediaFeatures several chapters that explore China's new market economy, government policy, and industry practice, placing the intricate relationship between film and politics in a historical and international contextIncludes overviews of Chinese film studies in Chinese and English publications