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OverviewA study of early Chinese cinema, exploring the history, ideology and aesthetics of China's left-wing cinema movement, a quixotic film culture that was as political as commercial, as militant as sensationalist. Originating in the 1930s, it marked the first systematic intellectual involvement in Chinese cinema. In this era of turmoil and idealism, the movement's films were characterized by fantasies of heroism intertwined with the inescapable spell of impotency, thus exposing the contradictions of the filmmakers' underlying ideology as their political and artistic agendas alternately fought against or catered to the taste and viewing habits of a popular audience. Political cinema became a commercially successful industry, resulting in a film culture that has never been replicated. Drawing on detailed archival research, the author, Laikwan Pang, demonstrates that this cinema movement was a product of the era's social, economic and political discourses. Pang offers a close analysis of many rarely-seen films, illustrated with over 80 stills collected from the Beijing Film Archive. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Laikwan PangPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Edition: annotated edition Dimensions: Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.603kg ISBN: 9780742509450ISBN 10: 0742509451 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 01 May 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsPang provides invaluable information for both Asian film scholars and those interested in modern Chinese history. Highly recommended. CHOICE This book makes a significant contribution to the growing literature on pre-1949 Chinese film. The book is well-researched and informative. -- Zhiwei Xiao China Quarterly As the first concentrated study of Shanghai leftist cinema in English, this book is of great interest to scholars and students of Chinese cinema, Republican cultural history, and leftist cinema in general. Journal of Asian Studies Pang writes in a careful and nuanced way ... beneath her modest tone lies originality that significantly redraws our picture of this important film movement. -- Chris Berry, Goldsmiths, University of London Screen This author should be applauded for solid archival work and for bringing forth this well-researched, illustrated, and documented volume. -- Yiman Wang, Haverford College A stimulating and engaging book with many valuable historical insights. There is no other book that I have seen that engages in such depth with this period of film-making in China. -- Stephanie Hemelryk Donald, University of Melbourne [Pang's] informative readings of a variety of progressive films and her analysis of the history surrounding the founding of this movement certainly deserve our attention. Chinese Literature A stimulating and engaging book with many valuable historical insights. There is no other book that I have seen that engages in such depth with this period of film-making in China.--Donald, Stephanie Hemelryk Pang provides invaluable information for both Asian film scholars and those interested in modern Chinese history. Highly recommended. CHOICE This book makes a significant contribution to the growing literature on pre-1949 Chinese film. The book is well-researched and informative. -- Zhiwei Xiao The China Quarterly As the first concentrated study of Shanghai leftist cinema in English, this book is of great interest to scholars and students of Chinese cinema, Republican cultural history, and leftist cinema in general. Journal of Asian Studies Pang writes in a careful and nuanced way ... beneath her modest tone lies originality that significantly redraws our picture of this important film movement. -- Chris Berry, Goldsmiths, University of London Screen This author should be applauded for solid archival work and for bringing forth this well-researched, illustrated, and documented volume. -- Yiman Wang, Haverford College A stimulating and engaging book with many valuable historical insights. There is no other book that I have seen that engages in such depth with this period of film-making in China. -- Stephanie Hemelryk Donald, University of Melbourne [Pang's] informative readings of a variety of progressive films and her analysis of the history surrounding the founding of this movement certainly deserve our attention. Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews Author InformationLaikwan Pang is lecturer at the General Education Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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