New Taiwanese Cinema in Focus: Moving Within and Beyond the Frame (Traditions in World Cinema) - Hardcover

Wilson, Flannery

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0748682015 ISBN 13: 9780748682010

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2014

Synopsis

In the Taiwanese film industry, the dichotomy between 'art house' and commercially viable films is heavily emphasised. However, since the democratisation of the political landscape in Taiwan, Taiwanese cinema has become internationally fluid. As the case studies in this book demonstrate, film-makers such as Hou Hsiao-hsien, Edward Yang, Tsai Ming-liang and Ang Lee each engage with international audience expectations. New Taiwanese Cinema in Focus therefore presents the Taiwanese New Wave and Second Wave movements with an emphasis on intertextuality, citation and transcultural dialogue.

Flannery Wilson argues that the cinema of Taiwan since the 1980s should be read emblematically - that is, as a representation of the greater paradox that exists in national and transnational cinema studies. She argues that these unlikely relationships create the need for a new way of thinking about 'transnationalism' altogether, making this an essential read for advanced students and scholars in both Film Studies and Asian Studies.

About the series: Traditions in World Cinema introduces diverse and fascinating movements in world cinema. Each volume concentrates on a set of films from a different national, regional or, in some cases, cross-cultural cinema which constitute a particular tradition.

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About the Author:

Flannery Wilson teaches French, Italian and film studies. Her research sheds light on the cross-cultural interactions between European and Chinese cinema(s). Her articles have appeared in Modern Chinese Literature and Culture, Senses of Cinema, and the Journal of Japanese and Korean Cinema. 

About this edition

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0748682015
• ISBN 13: 9780748682010
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200