Melodrama and Asian Cinema

Book Overview

Cinema is a dominant force in the lives of many people living in Asia. A concept central to much of Asian film production is melodrama. This path-breaking study examines the importance of melodrama in the film traditions of Japan, India, China, Indonesia, the Philippines and Australia. Exploring the various ways that melodrama operates with theoretical sophistication, the various essays contained in this volume shed light on the different traditions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521414652
• ISBN13: 9780521414654
• Release Date: May 1993
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"