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Rea, Christopher G., author.
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Motion pictures -- China -- Reviews.
Motion pictures -- China -- History -- 20th century.
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Chinese film classics, 1922-1949 / Christopher Rea.
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Rea, Christopher G., author.
New York : Columbia University Press, [2021]
Subjects
Motion pictures -- China -- Reviews.
Motion pictures -- China -- History -- 20th century.
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9780231188135 (paperback) :
0231188137 (paperback)
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xvi, 381 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Part One. Silent films -- Laborer's Love (Laogong zhi aiqing) (Zhang Shichuan, director, 1922) -- Playthings (Ziao wanyi) (Sun Yu, director, 1933) -- Sports Queen (Tiyu huanghou) (Sun Yu, director, 1934) -- Goddess (Shennü) (Wu Yonggang, director, 1934) -- The Great Road (Dalu) (Sun Yu, director, 1934) -- New Women (Xian nüxing) (Cai Chusheng, director, 1935) -- Part Two. Sound films -- Song at Midnight (Yeban gesheng) (Ma-Xu Weibang, director, 1937) -- Street Angels (Malu tianshi) (Yuan Muzhi, director, 1937) -- Hua Mu Lan (Mulan congjun) (Richard Poh, director, 1939) -- Long Live the Missus! (Taitai wansui) (Sang Hu, director, 1947) -- Spring River Flows East (Yi jiang chunshui xiang dong liu) (Cai Chusheng and Zheng Junli, directors, 1947) -- Spring in a Small Town (Xiaocheng zhi chun) (Fei Mu, director, 1948) -- Wanderings of Three-Hairs the Orphan (Sanmao liulang ji) (Zhao Ming and Yan Gong, directors, 1949) -- Crows and Sparrows (Wuya yu maque) (Zheng Junli, director, 1949).
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"Chinese Film Classics, 1922-1949 is an essential guide to the first golden age of Chinese cinema. Offering detailed introductions to fourteen films, this study highlights the creative achievements of Chinese filmmakers in the decades leading up to 1949, when the Communists won the civil war and began nationalizing cultural industries. Christopher Rea reveals the uniqueness and complexity of Republican China's cinematic masterworks, from the comedies and melodramas of the silent era to talkies and musicals of the 1930s and 1940s. Each chapter appraises the artistry of a single film, highlighting its outstanding formal elements, from cinematography to editing to sound design. Examples include the slapstick gags of Laborer's Love (1922), Ruan Lingyu's star turn in Goddess (1934), Zhou Xuan's mesmerizing performance 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 shares new insights and archival discoveries about famous films, while explaining their significance in relation to politics, society, and global cinema. Lavishly illustrated and featuring extensive guides to further viewings and readings, Chinese Film Classics, 1922-1949 offers an accessible tour of China's early contributions to the cinematic arts"--Provided by publisher.
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