TY - GEN digital ID - 131560197 TI - The poetics of Chinese cinema AU - Bettinson, Gary AU - Udden, James PY - 2016 SN - 9781137553096 9781137566089 PB - New York, N.Y. Palgrave Macmillan DB - UniCat KW - Mass communications KW - Film KW - Chinees KW - communicatie KW - film KW - kunst KW - Zhangke, Jia KW - Kar-Wai, Wong KW - To Kei-Fung, Johnnie KW - Zhang, Yimou KW - Hsiao Hsien, Hou KW - Kaige, Chen KW - Mu, Fei KW - Zhuangzhuang, Tian KW - China UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131560197 AB - 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. . ER -