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Cambria Press 2017 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 440 p. Contains: Unspecified. Cambria Sinophone World.

Hardback. New. ISBN 1604979755 9781604979756 [GB]

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ISBN10: 1604979755, ISBN13: 9781604979756, [publisher: Cambria Press] Hardcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Zhang Yimou is one of the most famous filmmakers of China, as well as one of the most controversial. Long the object of intense discussion and critique in China, Zhang's approach can express a highly stylized and crafted aesthetics, a documentary, daily-life feel, or a historically rich sense of tragedy and sometimes comedy. The director of some twenty feature films, Zhang also is known for other projects, including work as a cinematographer and actor, and directing the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. As a prominent member of the pioneering Fifth Generation of film directors that began working after the Maoist period, Zhang's unique aesthetics garnered global attention.In this first critical study of films by Zhang Yimou in English, Wendy Larson plumbs the larger field of debate to suggest thought-provoking ways of thinking about the films and their relationship to Chinese culture. Arguing that the films do not appease Westerners but rather incorporate within themselves an understanding of how culture is changing under globalization, the book interprets the films' emphasis on performance under coercion, the duplicity of display, and action under constraint. It investigates themes of gazing and being gazed upon, and behavior under duress, connecting these notions with implications on power, sover ...
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