Hong Kong documentary film / Ian Aitken and Michael Ingham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aitken, Ian, author.

Ingham, Michael (Michael Anthony), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Documentary films--China--Hong Kong--History and criticism.

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Described as the 'lost genre', the tradition of documentary film making in Hong Kong is far less known than its martial arts films. However documentary film has always existed in Hong Kong and often represents its troubled relationship to itself, China and the west. Including the period of colonial film-making, the high points of television documentary and the tradition of independent documentary film-making, this book presents a comprehensive study of this lost genre. It explores the role of public-service television (including representations of the massacre at Tiananmen Square) and presents critical analysis of key films.

Contents:

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Introduction; 1. Hong Kong, Britain, China: The Documentary Film, 1896-1941, A Page of History (1941) and The Battle of Shanghai (1937); 2. Hong Kong, Britain, China: The Documentary Film, 1947-69, the 'Picturesque' Committed Film and Water Comes over the Hills from the East (1965); 3. Colonial Film: The Development of Official Film-making in Hong Kong, 1945-73, the Hong Kong Film Unit (1959-73) and This is Hong Kong (1961)

4. Public-service Broadcasting in an Authoritarian Setting: The Case of Radio Television Hong Kong and the Development of Television Documentary Film in Hong Kong5. The Documentary Films of Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) and The Hong Kong Case (1989) ; 6. Aesthetics and Radicalism: An Overview of Independent Documentary Film in Hong Kong, 1973-2013 ; 7. A Critical Analysis of Significant Independent Documentary Films of the Past Three Decades; Conclusions: The Future of Independent Documentary Film in Hong Kong, China and the Region; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781474405591

1474405592

9780748664702

074866470X

9780748664726

0748664726

OCLC:

881886776