Art, politics, and commerce in Chinese cinema / edited by Ying Zhu and Stanley Rosen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zhu, Ying, 1965- editor.

Rosen, Stanley, 1942- editor.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--China--History.

Motion picture industry--Political aspects--China--History.

Motion picture industry--Economic aspects--China--History.

Motion picture industry--Social aspects--China--History.

Art and motion pictures--China--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 292 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2010.

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press ; London : Eurospan [distributor], 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Art, politics and commerce are intertwined everywhere, but in China the interplay is explicit, intimate and elemental, and nowhere more so than in the film industry. Understanding this interplay in the era of market reform and globalization is essential to understanding mainland Chinese cinema. This interdisciplinary book provides a comprehensive reappraisal of Chinese cinema, surveying the evolution of film production and consumption in mainland China as a product of shifting relations between art, politics, and commerce. Within these arenas, each of twelve chapters treats a particular histor

Contents:

pt. 1. Film industry : local and global markets

pt. 2. Film politics : genre and reception

pt. 3. Film art : style and authorship.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-75024-0

9786612750243

988-220-528-3

OCLC:

664682162