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OverviewWong Kar-Wai traces this immensely exciting director's perennial themes of time, love, and loss, and examines the political implications of his films, especially concerning the handover of former British colony Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China. This book is the first in any language to cover all of Wong's work, from his first film, As Tears Go By, to his most recent, the still unreleased 2046. It also includes his best?known, highly honored films, Chungking Express, Happy Together, and above all, In the Mood for Love. Most importantly, Peter Brunette describes the ways in which Wong's supremely visual films attempt to create a new form of cinema by relying on stunning, suggestive visual images and audio tracks to tell their story, rather than on traditional notions of character, dialogue, and plot. The question of Wong Kar-wai's use of genre film techniques in art films is also explored in depth. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter BrunettePublisher: University of Illinois Press Imprint: University of Illinois Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.367kg ISBN: 9780252029929ISBN 10: 0252029925 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 22 March 2005 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9780252072376 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsReviewsAn insightful and encompassing look at an important director. -- Film International Author InformationPeter Brunette was the Reynolds Professor of Film Studies at Wake Forest University. He wrote books on Roberto Rossellini and Michelangelo Antonioni and was the coauthor of Screen/Play: Derrida and Film Theory. He was chief critic for indieWIRE.com and reviewed regularly for the British trade journal, Screen International. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |