Reinventing China: A Generation and Its Films - Hardcover

Clark, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9629962071 ISBN 13: 9789629962074

Publisher: The Chinese University Press, 2005

Synopsis

This is a pioneering study of the genesis and films of the fifth-generation of Chinese filmmakers who emerged in the 1980s with films of startling originality. The making and meanings of films such as Judou, Raise the Red Lantern, Farewell My Concubine are the central focus. Through this generation and its films changes in Chinese society over several decades are brought into vivid relief. Clark draws on interviews with directors, including Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and Tian Zhuangzhuang, as well as less well-known figures.

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Review:

Clark...has written a comprehensive and perceptive account of the films that emerged from this cradle.--The Economist

Clark is extremely knowledgeable about recent Chinese history and about each of his subjects... This study is remarkably detailed.--Choice

About the Author:

Paul Clark is a professor in the School of Asian Studies at the University of Auckland.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Chinese University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 9629962071
• ISBN 13: 9789629962074
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 280