John Woo’s A Better Tomorrow (The New Hong Kong Cinema) - Softcover

Book 14 of 16: The New Hong Kong Cinema

Fang, Karen

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9789622096523: John Woo’s A Better Tomorrow (The New Hong Kong Cinema)
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ISBN 10: 9622096522 ISBN 13: 9789622096523
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press, 2004

Synopsis

A Better Tomorrow has always been hailed as a milestone in Hong Kong cinema. This book describes the different responses to the movie in Hong Kong and later in its reception worldwide, which paved the way for the promotion of John Woo and Chow Yun-fat to their current prominence in Hollywood. Fang examines the different notions of the genre of action cinema in Asian and Western film industries. She tracks the connections between ying shung pian, or “hero” movie, the term by which Woo’s film became famous in Hong Kong, and the spectacle of violence emphasized in the term “heroic bloodshed,” the category in which the film was known in the West. Finally, she concludes with a discussion of the status of the film and its huge success in the current globalized industry.

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About the Author

Karen Fang is an Assistant Professor of Film and Literature in the Department of English at the University of Houston, Texas.

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Publisher
Hong Kong University Press
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9622096522
ISBN 13 
9789622096523
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
156
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