{"product_id":"9781861890504","title":"China into Film: Frames of Reference in Contemporary Chinese Cinema","description":"\u003cbr\u003eSince 1984, Chinese cinema has been the most dramatic entry onto the international film scene. \u003ci\u003eChina into Film\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to look at contemporary Chinese cinema as a visual art and to illustrate the ways in which it has been shaped by centuries of Chinese tradition. Jerome Silbergeld looks at the significance of gender roles, the strategies of film-makers in coping with state censorship, the translation of novels into films, the continuing attachment of film-makers to melodrama, and cinematic critiques of Maoism and post-Maoist culture.\u003cp\u003eAbundantly illustrated with Chinese paintings as well as scenes from such internationally acclaimed films as \u003ci\u003eYellow Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRed Sorghum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRaise the Red Lantern\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFarewell My Concubine\u003c\/i\u003e, China into Film reveals a cinematic form at once excitingly new and deeply imbedded in traditional Chinese visual culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reaktion Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038929207536,"sku":"9781861890504","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781861890504_p0.jpg?v=1763600799","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781861890504","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}