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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Christopher G. ReaPublisher: Columbia University Press Imprint: Columbia University Press ISBN: 9780231188135ISBN 10: 0231188137 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 01 June 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. Silent Films 1. Laborer's Love (Laogong zhi aiqing ), (Zhang Shichuan, director, 1922) 2. Playthings (Xiao wanyi ), (Sun Yu, director, 1933) 3. Sports Queen (Tiyu huanghou ), (Sun Yu, director, 1934) 4. Goddess (Shennu ), (Wu Yonggang, director, 1934) 5. The Great Road (Dalu ), (Sun Yu, director, 1934) 6. New Women (Xin nuxing ), (Cai Chusheng, director, 1935) Part II. Sound Films 7. Song at Midnight (Yeban gesheng ), (Ma-Xu Weibang, director, 1937) 8. Street Angels (Malu tianshi ), (Yuan Muzhi, director, 1937) 9. Hua Mu Lan (Mulan congjun ), (Richard Poh, director, 1939) 10. Long Live the Missus! (Taitai wansui ), (Sang Hu, director, 1947) 11. Spring River Flows East (Yi jiang chunshui xiang dong liu ), (Cai Chusheng and Zheng Junli, directors, 1947) 12. Spring in a Small Town (Xiaocheng zhi chun ), (Fei Mu, director, 1948) 13. Wanderings of Three-Hairs the Orphan (Sanmao liulang ji ), (Zhao Ming and Yan Gong, directors, 1949) 14. Crows and Sparrows (Wuya yu maque ), (Zheng Junli, director, 1949) Abbreviations Appendix 1: Other Significant Extant Chinese Films, 1927-1949 Appendix 2: Selective Name List of Film Personnel Filmography Bibliography IndexReviewsChristopher Rea's Chinese Film Classics is a treasure trove for enthusiasts of early Chinese film. Featuring clear plot overviews, a glossary of basic film terms, fascinating production details, close analysis of key scenes, and incredible detective work that traces the influence of early Hollywood and European cinema, this is the introductory textbook we have been waiting for. -- Michael Berry, author of <i>A History of Pain: Trauma in Modern Chinese Literature and Film</i> These films represent for me not just the dawn of Chinese cinema, but also the visualization of my own cultural roots. They vividly established in my imagination the cinematic awakening of ancient China in a rapidly modernizing world. Rea's sensitive reading of these films is a fascinating and insightful look into this unique cultural touchstone. -- Ang Lee Christopher Rea's Chinese Film Classics is a treasure trove for enthusiasts of early Chinese film. Featuring clear plot overviews, a glossary of basic film terms, fascinating production details, close analysis of key scenes, and incredible detective work that traces the influence of early Hollywood and European cinema, this is the introductory textbook we have been waiting for. -- Michael Berry, author of <i>A History of Pain: Trauma in Modern Chinese Literature and Film</i> With concise plot summaries, select critical sources, and a fund of relevant historical information, Christopher Rea provides here an impressively coordinated set of studies of Chinese films from the Republican period. His valuable contribution is destined to become a key research and pedagogical resource in the years to come. -- Rey Chow, author of <i>A Face Drawn in Sand: Humanistic Inquiry and Foucault in the Present</i> Christopher Rea's Chinese Film Classics is a treasure trove for enthusiasts of early Chinese film. Featuring clear plot overviews, a glossary of basic film terms, fascinating production details, close analysis of key scenes, and incredible detective work that traces the influence of early Hollywood and European cinema, this is the introductory textbook we have been waiting for. -- Michael Berry, author of <i>A History of Pain: Trauma in Modern Chinese Literature and Film</i> These films represent for me not just the dawn of Chinese cinema but also the visualization of my own cultural roots. They vividly established in my imagination the cinematic awakening of ancient China in a rapidly modernizing world. Rea's sensitive reading of these films is a fascinating and insightful look into this unique cultural touchstone. -- Ang Lee Author InformationChristopher Rea is professor of Asian studies at the University of British Columbia. He is the author of The Age of Irreverence: A New History of Laughter in China (2015) and cotranslator of The Book of Swindles: Selections from a Late Ming Collection (Columbia, 2017). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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