China on Screen: Cinema and Nation

by Mary Ann Farquhar, Christopher J. Berry, Christopher J. Berry

Book Overview

In China on Screen , Chris Berry and Mary Farquhar, leaders in the field of Chinese film studies, explore more than one hundred years of Chinese cinema and nation. Providing new perspectives on key movements, themes, and filmmakers, Berry and Farquhar analyze the films of a variety of directors and actors, including Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, Hou Hsiao Hsien, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Gong Li, Wong Kar-wai, and Ang Lee. They argue for the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231137060
• ISBN13: 9780231137065
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher