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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453222603321

Autore

Pugsley Peter

Titolo

Tradition, culture and aesthetics in contemporary Asian cinema / / Peter Pugsley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

©2013

ISBN

1-317-00847-2

1-315-55038-5

1-4094-5314-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (167 p.)

Disciplina

791.43095

Soggetti

Motion pictures - Asia

Motion pictures - Aesthetics - Asia

Culture in motion pictures

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references, filmographies and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 An Asian Aesthetic; 2 Orientalism and Tradition on Screen; 3 Of Auteurs and Aesthetes; 4 The Emerging Consciousness of Asia; 5 Beyond Asia: The International Film Festival; Conclusion; Bibliography; Films Cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

From the critically acclaimed Malaysian film Sepet to the on-going box office successes of the films created by Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai, cinematic texts from the nations of Asia are increasingly capturing audiences beyond their national boundaries. Tradition, Culture and Aesthetics in Contemporary Asian Cinema explores the rise of popular Asian cinema and provides an understanding of the aesthetic elements that mark these films as 'Asian cinema'. Incorporating examples of contemporary films from China, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and India, Pugsley gives readers a fres