LEADER 04584nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910967272303321 005 20251117070120.0 010 $a1-280-69740-7 010 $a9786613674364 010 $a0-8093-8617-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000094530 035 $a(OCoLC)730524477 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10469382 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000524171 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11327013 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524171 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10545895 035 $a(PQKB)10763851 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1354524 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse3485 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1354524 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10469382 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL367436 035 $a(OCoLC)856870370 035 $a(BIP)46354116 035 $a(BIP)29710199 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000094530 100 $a20100413d2011 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMetro movies $ecinematic urbanism in post-Mao China /$fHarry H. Kuoshu 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCarbondale [Ill.] $cSouthern Illinois University Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (286 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-8093-3018-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 320 $aIncludes filmography. 327 $aIntroduction -- X-roads : old and new city films -- Dislocation : Huang Jianxin's urban searching for roots -- No one cheers : the later fifth generation and the urban "situation movie" -- Beijing bastards : century's end rock scenes and China's Generation X -- Captives of love : emotional styles and the new urbanites -- Lunar eclipse: elusive urban realities -- City paradise : urbanization looms over an old land -- Conclusion. 330 $a"Metro Movies: Cinematic Urbanism in Post-Mao China" takes readers on a comprehensive tour of the urbanization of Chinese cinema. Focusing primarily on movies from the end of the twentieth century, it is the first single-authored work to explore the relationship between the changes in Chinese society caused in part by the advent of postsocialism, the growth of cities, and globalization and the transformation of Chinese cinema.Author Harry H. Kuoshu examines such themes as displacement, cinematic representation, youth subculture, the private emotional lives of emerging urbanites, raw urban realism, and the allegorical contrast of the city and the countryside to illustrate the artistic richness and cultural diversity of this cinematic genre. Kuoshu discusses the work of director Huang Jianxin, whose films follow and critique China s changing urban political culture. He dedicates a chapter to filmmakers who followed Huang and attempted to redefine the concept of art films to regain the local audience. These directors address Chinese moviegoers disappointment with the international adoption of Chinese art films, their lack of interest in conventional Chinese films, and their fascination with emerging audio-video media. A considerable amount of attention is given to films of the 1990s, which focus on the social changes surfacing in China, from the trend of hooliganism and the Beijing rock scene to the arrival of an urban pop culture lifestyle driven by expansionist commerce and materialism. Kuoshu also explores recent films that confront the seedier aspects of city life, as well as films that demonstrate how urbanization has touched every fiber of Chinese living. "Metro Movies" illustrates how cinematic urbanism is no longer a genre indicator but is instead an era indicator, revealing the dominance of metropolitan living on modern Chinese culture. It gives new insight into contemporary Chinese politics and culture and provides readers with a better understanding of China s urban cinema. This book will be an excellent addition to college film courses and will fascinate any reader with an interest in film studies or Chinese culture. " 606 $aCities and towns in motion pictures 606 $aCity and town life in motion pictures 606 $aMotion pictures$zChina$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aCities and towns in motion pictures. 615 0$aCity and town life in motion pictures. 615 0$aMotion pictures$xHistory 676 $a791.43/621732 700 $aKuoshu$b Harry H.$f1955-$0849331 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910967272303321 996 $aMetro movies$94475198 997 $aUNINA