Chinese films in focus II - Chris Berry

Chinese cinema continues to go from strength to strength. After art-househits like Chen Kaige's Yellow Earth (1984) and Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love(2000), the Oscar-winning success ofAng Lee's Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000) disproved the old myth that subtitled films could not succeed at the multiplex. Chinese Films in FocusII updates and expandsthe originalChinese Films in Focus: 25 New Takes with fourteen brand new essays, to offerthirty-fourfresh and insightful readings of key individual films.The new editionaddresses films from mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and other parts of the Chinesediaspora and the historical coverage ranges from the 1930s to the present.

The essays, by leading authoritieson Chinese cinema as well as up-and-coming scholars,are concise, accessible, rich, and on the cutting edge of current research. Eachcontributor outlines existing writing and presents an original perspective on the film,making this volume a rich resource for classroom use, scholarly research and general reading for anyone wanting to understand more about the historical development andrich variety of Chinese cinema.

Contributors:Annette Aw, Chris Berry, Yomi Braester,Felicia Chan, Esther Cheung, Robert Chi,Rey Chow, Mary Farquhar, Carolyn FitzGerald, Ping Fu, Kristine Harris, Margaret Hillenbrand,Brian Hu,Tan See Kam, Haiyan Lee, VivianLee, Helen Hok-Sze Leung, David Leiwei Li,Song Hwee Lim, Kam Louie,Fran Martin, Jason McGrath, Corrado Neri,Jonathan Noble, Beremoce Reynaud,Cui Shuqin, Julian Stringer, Janice Tong, Yiman Wang, Faye Hui Xiao, Gang Gary Xu, Audrey Yue,Yingjin Zhang,John Zou

The Editor: Chris Berry is Professor of Film and Television at Goldsmiths, University of London.