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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300038103321

Autore

Yang Li

Titolo

The formation of Chinese art cinema : 1990–2003 / / by Li Yang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-97211-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 pages)

Disciplina

791.430951

Soggetti

Motion pictures—Asia

Ethnology—Asia

Motion pictures

Motion pictures—History

Film genres

Asian Cinema and TV

Asian Culture

Film Theory

Film History

Genre

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- Part I. Institution -- 2. The Socialist Film System -- 3. Separation of Production -- 4. Institutions of Consecration -- Part II. Aesthetics -- 5. In the Mix: The Early Sixth Generation Cinema -- 6. The Impulse to Record: The Neorealist Style -- 7. The World of Psychological and Symbolic Complexity: The Expressionist Style -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

The Formation of Chinese Art Cinema: 1990–2003 examines the development of Chinese art film in the People’s Republic of China from 1990, when the first Sixth Generation film Mama was released, to 2003, when authorities acknowledged the legitimacy of underground filmmakers. Through an exploration of the production and consecration mechanisms of the new art wave and its representative styles, this book argues that the art wave of the 1990s fundamentally defined Chinese



art cinema. In particular, this vital art wave was not enabled by democratic liberalism, but by the specific industrial development, in which the film system transitioned from Socialist propaganda into a commercialized entity. Allowing Chinese art film to grow but at the same time denying its legitimacy, this paradoxical transition process shaped Chinese art film’s institutional and aesthetical alternative positioning, which eventually helped consolidate the art wave into art cinema. Ultimately, this book is a history of the Chinese portion of global art cinema, which also reveals the complex Chinese cultural experiences during the Reform Era.