Craziness and Carnival in Neo-Noir Chinese Cinema

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

Del i serien Chinese Literature and Culture in the World

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Beskrivning

Craziness and Carnival in Neo-Noir Chinese Cinema offers an in-depth discussion of the “stone phenomenon” in Chinese film production and cinematic discourses triggered by the extraordinary success of the 2006 low-budget film, Crazy Stone.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-04-21
Mått:148 x 210 x 15 mm
Vikt:343 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Chinese Literature and Culture in the World
Antal sidor:158
Upplaga:21001
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030730802

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur
Scenkonst och film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Harry H. Kuoshu is Herring Endowed Chair in Asian Studies and Film Studies at Furman University, USA, where he teaches courses on Chinese film, literature, culture and language. In addition to scholarly articles, he is the author of Lightness of Being in China (1999), Celluloid China (2002), and Metro Movies: Cinematic Urbanism in Post-Mao China (2011).

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1: Introduction: Crazy Stone Phenomenon and Chinese Neo-Noir Comedies.- Chapter 2: Prelude: Rehumanization Craziness and Traditional Noir.- Chapter 3: Discourses: Crazy Stone Dropped in a “Postmodern” Pond.- Chapter 4: Films: Because of Crazy Stone.- Chapter 5: Dual Retrievals of Cinematic Craziness: A Coda.