New Chinese Cinema: Challenging Representations

by Sheila Cornelius

Overview

New Chinese Cinema: Challenging Representations examines the "search for roots" films that emerged from China in the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution. Sheila Cornelius contextualizes the films of the so-called Fifth Generation directors who came to prominence in the 1980s and 1990s, such as Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, and Tian Zhuangzhuan. Including close analysis of such pivotal films as Farewell My Concubine (winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes), Raise the Red Lantern, and The Blue Kite, the book also examines the rise of contemporary Sixth Generation underground directors whose themes embrace the disaffection of urban youth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781903364130
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	03/06/2002
Series:	Short Cuts
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.84(h) x 0.38(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Sheila Cornelius is visiting lecturer in Chinese cinema at Morley College and the City Lit in London, UK.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Some Recent History
2. The New Wave
3. Dissidence and Disguise
4. Confucius and Patriarchy
5. Post-Socialist Concerns
6. The Six Generation
Conclusion
Filmography
Bibliography