China into film : frames of reference in contemporary Chinese cinema
"China into Film is the first book-length study to look at contemporary Chinese cinema as a visual art and to illustrate the many ways in which it has been shaped by centuries of visual and literary tradition. Among Jerome Silbergeld's concerns are the use of allegory, the strategies employed by filmmakers in the face of state censorship, the role of female gender in Chinese cinema, filmmakers' continuing attachment to melodrama as a narrative form, and the influence of both Maoism and post-Maoism."--Jacket
351 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
9781861890504, 1861890508
41958887
Drowning on Dry Land: Yellow Earth and the Traditionalism of the `Avant-garde'
Ruins of a Sorghum Field, Eclipse of a Nation: Red Sorghum on Page and Screen
A Farewell to Arts: Allegory Goes to the Movies
The Veil of Tradition: Victims, Warriors, and the Female Analogy
The Force of Labels: Melodrama in the Postmodern Era
The Children of Melodrama: No-drama, Pseudo-drama, Melodramatic Masquerade and Deconstruction Drama