Taiwan Cinema: International Reception and Social Change

Book Overview

The book examines recent developments in Taiwan cinema, with particular focus on a leading contemporary Taiwan filmmaker, Wei Te-sheng, who is responsible for such Asian blockbusters as Cape No.7, Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale and Kano. The book discusses key issues, including: why (until about 2008) Taiwan cinema underwent a decline, and how cinema is portraying current social changes in Taiwan, including changing youth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367877066
• ISBN13: 9780367877064
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"