Transformation of Contemporary Film Genre: The Aesthetics of Chinese Mainland Mainstream Cinema

by Fangyi Xu

This book is the first one focusing on Chinese mainstream films from a cross-disciplinary perspective. Based on case studies, it discusses three subgenres of mainland Chinese commercial mainstream films and offers an approach to studying the transformation of Chinese mainstream film within the theoretical frameworks of "genre theory" and "screenwriting method". It helps professionals understand the genres and narratives of Chinese mainstream films,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811968624
• ISBN13: 9789811968624
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 233 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"