Chinese Film Realism and Convention from the Silent Era to the Digital Age

"In Chinese Film, Jason McGrath traces the varied claims to cinematic realism made by Chinese filmmakers, critics, and scholars. He presents realism as an aesthetic form that negotiates between cultural conventions and the ever-evolving real, envisioning it as more than just a cinematic questio...

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Other Authors: McGrath, Jason, 1966- author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press [2022]
Edition:First edition
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Summary:"In Chinese Film, Jason McGrath traces the varied claims to cinematic realism made by Chinese filmmakers, critics, and scholars. He presents realism as an aesthetic form that negotiates between cultural conventions and the ever-evolving real, envisioning it as more than just a cinematic question and showing how the struggle for realism is central to the Chinese struggle for modernity itself."--
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (416 pages)
ISBN:9781452969473
9781452968582
9781452968599