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This book examines the aesthetic qualities of particular Chinese-language films and the rich artistic traditions from which they spring. It brings together leading experts in the field, and encompasses detailed and wide-ranging case studies of films such as Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Spring in a Small Town, 24 City, and The Grandmaster, and filmmakers including Hou Hsiao-hsien, Jia Zhangke, Chen Kaige, Fei Mu, Zhang Yimou, Johnnie To, and Wong Kar-wai. By illuminating the form and style of Chinese films from across cinema history, The Poetics of Chinese Cinema testifies to the artistic value and uniqueness of Chinese-language filmmaking. .

Mass communications --- Film --- Chinees --- communicatie --- film --- kunst --- Zhangke, Jia --- Kar-Wai, Wong --- To Kei-Fung, Johnnie --- Zhang, Yimou --- Hsiao Hsien, Hou --- Kaige, Chen --- Mu, Fei --- Zhuangzhuang, Tian --- China