{"product_id":"new-hong-kong-cinema-transitions-to-becoming-chinese-in-21st-century-east-asia-9781785337611","title":"New Hong Kong Cinema: Transitions to Becoming","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tThe trajectory of Hong Kong films had been drastically affected long before the city’s official sovereignty transfer from the British to the Chinese in 1997. The change in course has become more visible in recent years as China has aggressively developed its national film industry and assumed the role of powerhouse in East Asia’s cinematic landscape. The author introduces the “Cinema of Transitions” to study the New Hong Kong Cinema and on- and off-screen life against this background. Using examples from the 1980s to the present, this book offers a fresh perspective on how Hong Kong-related Chinese-language films, filmmakers, audiences, and the workings of film business in East Asia have become major platforms on which “transitions” are negotiated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e “Cheung successfully conveys the complex and mutable terrain of contemporary Hong Kong cinema, then and now.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· Film Quarterly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“…contextualising these films and filmmakers,\u003c\/em\u003e New Hong Kong Cinema \u003cem\u003eoffers a relevant and insightful reconsideration of contemporary Hong Kong films. Simultaneously, it opens up the possibility for comparative studies.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· New Books Asia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“An impressive and comprehensive work of seminal scholarship,\u003c\/em\u003e New Hong Kong Cinema \u003cem\u003eis an invaluable contribution to the study of the Chinese film industry in general, and the contributions of the Hong Kong cinema industry in particular. Enhanced with the inclusion of an eight page Filmography; a 28 page Bibliography; and a four page Index,\u003c\/em\u003e New Hong Kong Cinema \u003cem\u003ewill prove to be a greatly appreciated addition to academic library Cinematic History reference collections and supplemental studies reading lists.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· Midwest Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This book is exciting in its range and subtle in its treatment of texts and contexts. It is a deft combination of film analysis, cultural studies, and socio-economic-political conjunctures that is clearly written and wonderfully researched.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· David M. Desser\u003c\/strong\u003e, Emeritus Professor, University of Illinois\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“Cheung makes a compelling case for looking at current Hong Kong film as a 'cinema of transitions.' Moving away from notions of 'crisis' or 'disappearance,' her argument shifts the terms of analysis of Hong Kong film to focus on social, political, and economic change in relation to the fractured and changing identity of Hong Kong's inhabitants.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· Gina Marchetti\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Hong Kong\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e \tNotes on Romanization, Terminology and Information Source\u003cbr\u003e \tAbbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e The New Hong Kong Cinema, Cinema of Transitions and East Asia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cinematic Journeys and Journeying in New Hong Kong Films\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Outsider Characters: Chineseness, and Hong Kong Screen Imagination and Imageries\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Hong Kong Filmmakers: Authorial Vision, Self-Inscription and Social Underdogs\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Ethnic Chinese Film Audiences: \u003cem\u003eThe Red Cliff \u003c\/em\u003eExperience in East and Southeast Asia\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Film Policies and Transitional Politics: The Newest East Asian Film Business Network\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAppendix\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tFilmography\u003cbr\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042405253463,"sku":"9781785337611","price":26.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781785337611.jpg?v=1750954051","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/new-hong-kong-cinema-transitions-to-becoming-chinese-in-21st-century-east-asia-9781785337611","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}