Christopher G. Rea
Chinese Film Classics, 1922-1949
Chinese Film Classics, 1922-1949
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Chinese Film Classics, 1922–1949, is a comprehensive guide to the first golden age of Chinese cinema, highlighting the creative achievements of Chinese filmmakers in the decades leading up to 1949. It appraises the artistry of fourteen films, including slapstick gags, melodramas, talkies, and musicals, and offers new insights and archival discoveries about their significance in relation to politics, society, and global cinema.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 01 June 2021
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Winner of the 2023 Choice Outstanding Academic Title, Chinese Film Classics, 1922–1949, is a comprehensive guide to the first golden age of Chinese cinema. Providing detailed introductions to fourteen films, this study showcases the remarkable creative achievements of Chinese filmmakers in the decades preceding 1949, when the Communists emerged victorious in the civil war and began nationalizing cultural industries.
Christopher Rea delves into the distinctiveness and intricacy of Republican China's cinematic masterpieces, encompassing the comedies and melodramas of the silent era, the talkies and musicals of the 1930s and 1940s. Each chapter evaluates the artistic excellence of a single film, emphasizing its exceptional formal elements, including cinematography, editing, and sound design. Examples include the slapstick humor of Laborers Love (1922), Ruan Lingyu's captivating performance in Goddess (1934), Zhou Xuans mesmerizing portrayal in Street Angels (1937), Eileen Chang's urbane comedy of manners Long Live the Missus! (1947), the wartime epic Spring River Flows East (1947), and Fei Mu's acclaimed work of cinematic lyricism, Spring in a Small Town (1948). Rea offers fresh insights and archival discoveries regarding renowned films, while elucidating their relevance in terms of politics, society, and global cinema. Beautifully illustrated and accompanied by extensive guides to further viewings and readings, Chinese Film Classics, 1922–1949, provides an accessible exploration of China's early contributions to the cinematic arts.
Weight: 560g
Dimension: 153 x 228 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780231188135
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