Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema
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2007
Scarecrow Press (Verlag)
978-0-8108-5520-5 (ISBN)
Scarecrow Press (Verlag)
978-0-8108-5520-5 (ISBN)
Despite the industry being shutdown by two world wars, having its martial arts films dismissively labeled as "chopsocky," and operating on shoestring budgets, the films of Hong Kong have been praised and imitated all over the world. From its beginning in 1909 with the silent short Stealing the Roast Duck to the martial arts classic Enter the Dragon (1973) to Peter Chan's Perhaps Love (2005), a reinvention of Chinese musicals via Hollywood, the vast cinema of Hong Kong has continually reinvented itself. Stars such as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li have become household names, and actors like Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Stephen Chiau, Michelle Yeoh, and Chow Yun-fat continue to gain fame throughout the world. And the impact of directors like Ang Lee, Tsui Hark, Wong Kar-wai, and John Woo can be seen nearly everywhere in Hollywood. The Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema provides essential facts and descriptive evaluation concerning Hong Kong filmmaking and its filmmaking community. This is accomplished through the use of a chronology, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, an introductory essay, illustrations of individuals and film stills, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on directors, producers, writers, actors, films, film companies, genres, and terminology. Having perused this, readers will not only know considerably more about a rather amazing place, they will have an almost palpable feeling for how it works.
Lisa Odham Stokes teaches Humanities and Film at Seminole Community College in Central Florida. She has been a programmer for the Florida Film Festival for many years. She has authored numerous articles on film, music and literature in various journals.
Part 1 Editor's Foreword Part 2 Preface Part 3 Acknowledgments Part 4 Reader's Note Part 5 Acronyms and Abbreviations Part 6 Chronology Part 7 Introduction Part 8 THE DICTIONARY Part 9 Bibliography Part 10 About the Author and Contributors
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.4.2007 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts |
| Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 151 x 220 mm |
| Gewicht | 1002 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
| Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8108-5520-8 / 0810855208 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8108-5520-5 / 9780810855205 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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