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Approaches the recent resurgence of the fantastic in Chinese cinemas.

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"China's haunted screens boast a rich legacy of uncanny, bizarre, grotesque, horrific, mystical and paranormal tales dating back to the silent era. Emerging from a period in which the supernatural ran afoul of censors in the Peoples' Republic of China, the resurgence of films rooted in superstition" merits serious critical attention. This anthology provides penetrating insight into this re-enchantment seen in films by auteurs such as Zhang Yimou (PRC), Hou Hsiao-hsien (Taiwan), and Tsui Hark (Hong Kong) as well as in reimagined classics such as Journey to the West in its multiple manifestations on screen."" -Gina Marchetti, University of Hong Kong

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    A Paperback / softback by Kenneth Chan, Andrew Stuckey

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      Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 25/01/2023
      ISBN13: 9781474460859, 978-1474460859
      ISBN10: 1474460852
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Approaches the recent resurgence of the fantastic in Chinese cinemas.

      Trade Review
      "China's haunted screens boast a rich legacy of uncanny, bizarre, grotesque, horrific, mystical and paranormal tales dating back to the silent era. Emerging from a period in which the supernatural ran afoul of censors in the Peoples' Republic of China, the resurgence of films rooted in superstition" merits serious critical attention. This anthology provides penetrating insight into this re-enchantment seen in films by auteurs such as Zhang Yimou (PRC), Hou Hsiao-hsien (Taiwan), and Tsui Hark (Hong Kong) as well as in reimagined classics such as Journey to the West in its multiple manifestations on screen."" -Gina Marchetti, University of Hong Kong

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