Hong Kong neo-noir /

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Imprint:Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2017]
©2017
Description:1 online resource (xiv, 266 pages) : illustrations.
Language:English
Series:Edinburgh studies in East Asian film
Edinburgh studies in East Asian film.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11758335
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Other authors / contributors:Yau, Ching-Mei Esther, editor.
Williams, Tony, 1946 January 11- editor.
ISBN:9781474412674
147441267X
9781474412667
1474412661
9781474412681
1474412688
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-244), filmography (pages 245-253) and index.
Summary:The first comprehensive collection on the subject of Hong Kong neo-noir cinema, this book examines the way Hong Kong has developed its own unique and culturally specific version of the neo-noir genre, while at the same time drawing on and adapting existing international noir cinemas. With a range of contributions from established and emerging scholars, this book illuminates the origins of Hong Kong neo-noir, its styles and contemporary manifestations, and its connection to mainland China. Case studies include classics such as The Wild Wild Rose (1960) and more recent films like Full Alert (1997) and Exiled (2007), as well as an in-depth look at the careers of iconic figures like Johnnie To and Jackie Chan. By examining at its past and its contemporary development, Hong Kong Neo-Noir also points towards the genré⁰₉s possible future development.
Other form:Print version: Hong Kong neo-noir. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, [2017] 9781474412667