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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462319203321

Titolo

Beijing [[electronic resource] /] / edited by John Berra and Liu Yang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol ; ; Chicago, : Intellect Books, 2012

ISBN

1-84150-677-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (132 p.)

Collana

World film locations, , 2045-9009

Altri autori (Persone)

BerraJohn

YangLiu

Disciplina

791.430250951156

Soggetti

Motion pictures - China - Beijing

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.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Maps/Scenes; Essays; Backpages; Beijing: City of the Imagination; Confined Spaces: Conflict within the Squares and Courtyards of Qing Dynasty Beijing; Scenes 1-8; Feng Comedy: Beijingers in a Transitional Era; Scenes 9-16; Made in China: The Production of Red Light Revolution (Sam Voutas, 2010); Scenes 17-24; Navigating Beijing: Dreamers, Drifters and Drivers; Scenes 25-32; The State of Things: Political Power in Beijing; Scenes 33-39; Zhang Yuan's Urban Cinema: Transitional Cityscapes and Peripheral Lives; Scenes 40-46; Resources; Contributors

Filmography BackCover

Sommario/riassunto

The title of Li Yu's film Lost in Beijing evokes the experience of many first-time visitors to China's bustling capital.