The martial arts cinema of the Chinese diaspora [[electronic resource] ] : Ang Lee, John Woo, and Jackie Chan in Hollywood / / Kin-Yan Szeto
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Szeto Kin-Yan <1971->
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| Titolo: |
The martial arts cinema of the Chinese diaspora [[electronic resource] ] : Ang Lee, John Woo, and Jackie Chan in Hollywood / / Kin-Yan Szeto
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| Pubblicazione: | Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (185 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 791.43/657 |
| Soggetto topico: | Martial arts films - United States - History and criticism |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction : cosmopolitical consciousness and martial arts cinema -- The martial arts cinema of the Chinese diaspora and Hollywood -- Ang Lee's Crouching tiger, hidden dragon in a cosmopolitical perspective -- Facing off east and west in the cinema of John Woo -- Jackie Chan's transnational film trajectory and politics of comic displacement -- Conclusion. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In The Martial Arts Cinema of the Chinese Diaspora, Kin-Yan Szeto critically examines three of the most internationally famous martial arts film artists to arise out of the Chinese diaspora and travel far from their homelands to find commercial success in the world at large: Ang Lee, John Woo, and Jackie Chan. Positing the idea that these filmmakers' success is evidence of a ""cosmopolitical awareness"" arising from their cross-cultural ideological engagements and geopolitical displacements, Szeto demonstrates how this unique perspective allows these three filmmakers to develop and |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The martial arts cinema of the Chinese diaspora |
| ISBN: | 1-280-69701-6 |
| 9786613673978 | |
| 0-8093-8620-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910457107503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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