King Hu's A touch of zen / Stephen Teo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Teo, Stephen.

Series:

New Hong Kong cinema.

New Hong Kong cinema series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Xia nü (Motion picture).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Other Title:

Touch of zen

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

King Hu's A Touch of Zen is the first book-length study of a classic martial arts film from 1971-- the first Chinese-language film to gain recognition in an international film festival (it won a major prize at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival) and which provided the generic mould for the latter ""crossover"" success of Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon in 2000.

Contents:

Cover; King Hu's A Touch of Zen; Copyright; Contents; Series Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Pu Songling and the Spider; 3. Ghosts and the Desire to See; 4. Seduction and Politics, Fight and Flight; 5. The Battle of the Haunted Mansion; 6. The Zen Finale; 7. Conclusion; Appendix 1. Synopsis of Xia Nü in Liaozhai Zhiyi; Appendix 2. Narrative and Thematic Chart; Notes; Credits; Biography and Filmography; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-171) and index.

Filmography: p. 165.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

988-220-711-1

1-282-70910-0

9786612709104

988-8052-48-9

OCLC:

650591669