{"product_id":"9780809324569","title":"Celluloid China: Cinematic Encounters with Culture and Society","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCelluloid China: Cinematic Encounters with Culture and Society \u003c\/i\u003eby Harry H. Kuoshu is a lucid introduc­tion to the cinema of mainland China from the early 1930s to the early 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmphasizing both film contexts and film texts, this study invites film scholars and students to a broad cinematic analysis that includes investigations of cultural, cross-cultural, intellectual, social, ethnic, and political issues. Such a holistic evaluation allows for a better understanding of both the genesis of a special kind of film art from the People’s Republic of China and the culture exemplified in those films.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifteen films include: \u003ci\u003eTwo Stage Sisters; Hibis­cus Town; Farewell My Concubine; Street Angel; Three \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen; Human, Woman, Demon; Judou; Girl from \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHunan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e; Sacrificed Youth; Horse Thief; Yellow Earth; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eOld Well; Red Sorghum; Black Cannon Incident; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGood Morning, Beijing.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscussions of each film have an introduction, passages from the director’s own notes whenever available, and a scholarly article. Discussion ques­tions are found in an appendix. Within its complete bibliography, the book also features a suggested read­ing list for Chinese film classes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCelluloid China: Cinematic Encounters with Cul­ture and Society \u003c\/i\u003eis the first book to provide such an exhaustive study of the art and cultural context of Chinese cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Southern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47020564381936,"sku":"9780809324569","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780809324569_p0.jpg?v=1763739690","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780809324569","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}