Main Melody Films : Hong Kong Directors in Mainland China (Edinburgh Studies in East Asian Film)

Yiu-Wai Chu, Stephen

Edinburgh University Press（2024/02発売）

Edinburgh University Press（2024/02発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 288 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781474493871
• DDC分類 791.430951

Full Description

Main melody films are propaganda works that pay tribute to the Chinese nation, the party and the army. Since the turn of the century, they have gradually developed into the main genre of Chinese cinema, and its "blockbusterization" is arguably the most phenomenal aspect of the 2010s Chinese film industry. As an increasing number of Hong Kong directors are commissioned to direct main melody blockbusters, Chu examines their contributions to this genre, shedding light on the development of cross-border cooperation between the mainland and Hong Kong film industries.

Contents

Introduction: "Main(land) Melody Films" and Hong Kong Directors

1: How to Take Tiger Mountain? The Tsui Hark Model

2: Will Our Time Come? Ann Hui's Fallen City

3: Hong Kong Dreams in China: The Leap of Peter Chan

4: Founding an Army with Soft Power: Captain Andrew Lau

5: Stepping to the Fore: Dante Lam's Operation Trilogy

6: Underneath the Shock Waves: The (Un)told Stories of Herman Yau

7: Jumping on the Bandwagon: The Ensemble of Hong Kong Film Directors

EpilogueSelect BibliographyFilmographyGlossary