{"product_id":"the-cinema-of-stephen-chow-9781350362130","title":"The Cinema of Stephen Chow","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn in-depth exploration of the stardom and authorship of Stephen Chow Sing-chi, one of Hong Kong cinema's most enduringly popular stars and among its most commercially successful directors.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the West, Stephen Chow is renowned as the ground-breaking director and star of global blockbusters such as \u003ci\u003eKung Fu Hustle\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and \u003ci\u003eShaolin Soccer\u003c\/i\u003e (2001). Among Hong Kong audiences, Chow is celebrated as the leading purveyor of local comedy, popularising the so-called \u003ci\u003emo-lei-tau\u003c\/i\u003e (gibberish) brand of Cantonese vernacular humour, and cultivating a style of madcap comedy that often masks a trenchant social commentary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This volume approaches Chow from a diverse range of critical perspectives. Each of the essays, written by a host of renowned international scholars, offers compelling new interpretations of familiar hits such as \u003ci\u003eFrom Beijing with Love\u003c\/i\u003e (1994) and \u003ci\u003eJourney to the West\u003c\/i\u003e (2013). The detailed case studies of seminal local and globa\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407542624599,"sku":"9781350362130","price":80.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350362130.jpg?v=1730499726","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-cinema-of-stephen-chow-9781350362130","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}