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

• Autore: Pugsley Peter
• Pubblicazione: London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2016; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (167 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.43095
• Soggetto topico: Motion pictures - Asia; Motion pictures - Aesthetics - Asia; Culture in motion pictures
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Tradition, culture and aesthetics in contemporary Asian cinema
• ISBN: 1-317-00847-2; 1-315-55038-5; 1-4094-5314-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453222603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II