Hong Kong Cinema: Coloniser, Motherland and Self

by Yingchi Chu

Book Overview

Examining Hong Kong cinema from its inception in 1913 to the end of the colonial era, this work explains the key areas of production, market, film products and critical traditions. Hong Kong Cinema considers the different political formations of Hong Kong's culture as seen through the cinema, and deals with the historical, political, economic and cultural relations between Hong Kong cinema and other Chinese film industries on the mainland, as well...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415546338
• ISBN13: 9780415546331
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"