Provides the first comparative study of the two fastgrowing film industries. Shaw subsequently enjoyed a golden age of wuxia films, which was followed by an equally successful wave of. Hk film archive to present revisiting the new wave with. Hong kong and bollywood globalization of asian cinemas. By embracing the interdisciplinary approach of contemporary film and cultural studies, this collection navigates theoretical debates while charting a new course for future research in hong kong film.
The rise of new wave cinema in 1970s hong kong has had a significant cultural and economic impact on the film industry of china. By embracing the interdisciplinary approach of contemporary film and cultural studies, this collection navigates theoretical debates while charting a new course for future research in hong kong. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. New wave cinema definition of new wave cinema by the. Hong kong new wave cinema 19782000 isbn 9781841501482. Hong kong sar new wave cinema in face of neoliberalisation and mainlandisation. It combines elements from the action film, as codified by hollywood, with chinese storytelling, aesthetic traditions and filmmaking techniques, to create a culturally distinctive form that nevertheless has a wide transcultural appeal. Success followed by handover to china yearning for old hk clash of old and new, modernity and technology with traditional values tiannanmen square events industry context. Intellect books hong kong new wave cinema 19782000. The content divided between the background and development of hong kong new wave cinema and critical appraisals of central directors plus author cheuks nuanced comprehension from proximity to the subject make the work of particular interest to students of contemporary cinema. Though most of this periods films were melodramas, derivative comedies, and opera adaptations, hong kong cantonese flourished for more than a decade before giving way to a new, buttkicking literally genre of mandarin film that took asian cinema by storm beginning in the late 60s.
Whilst most films in china were made in mandarin chinese and filmed on stages, a few cantonese speaking hong kong filmmakers who had studied european films, decided to break apart from the mainstream. Hong kong and bollywood offers an overview of new cinematic trends from hong kong and bollywood, and the challenges they pose to hollywood critically examines issues of cinema as they relate to globalization, glocalization. However, many hong kong cinema aficionados, who passionately followed the rise of the hong kong new wave during the eighties and early nineties, only to become increasingly disenchanted since then, are now looking to south korea for asias boldest and most innovative films. Come drink with me by king hu reinvents the kung fu genre and ushers in the new wuxia era of hong kong cinema.
Instead of continuing this trend, impressionists created entirely new theories as to how a film can articulate a wide range of emotions, situations and subjective realities. During the 1980s, the film industry began to flourish. This one is an odd glimpse of major talents in their early years, of little interest to the english speaking market so often unfamiliar with their important films. The hong kong new wave began in 1979, and its unique visual style and reliance on local themes continued into the early 1990s. This formula distinguishes the second wave cinema from other popular mainstream hong kong films at the time. Hong kong new wave cinema presents a comprehensive picture of the films made in this vibrant era and the complexity of issues they tackle such as eastwest conflict, colonial politics, the struggle of women in a modernizing asian city and identity crisis, all. Preceded by tsui hark, john woo, kirk wong and other new wave generation filmmakers, the second wave offers something more experimental, bold, coherent, and highly stylized cinematography and editing. New wave cinema synonyms, new wave cinema pronunciation, new wave cinema translation, english dictionary definition of new wave cinema. Like their first wave predecessors, many of the second wave s works were shown on the international festival circuit, at the cannes film festival, new york film festival, and tokyo international film festival. Hong kong new wave cinema 1978 2000 pak tong issuu. A companion to hong kong cinema provides the first comprehensive scholarly exploration of this unique global cinema.
Many of the new wave directors had a westernstyle education and thus, were influenced by western filmmaking and culture. Here, the sphere of cinema was taken as a metaphor for society. Japanese new wave films also come with perennial problems of availability to englishspeaking audiences. Comprehensive and penetrating, hong kong new wave cinema analyzes the specific films that grew out of this. One notable victim is susumu hani, whose pioneering melding of fiction and documentary techniques in films like bad boys 1961 and she and he 1963 are little remembered outside japan. Hong kong new wave cinema 19782000 in searchworks catalog. The hong kong new wave a new direction in hong kong cinema 19801997 2.
The hong kong second wave, a list of films by jakarta. Hong kong films overflow with dynamism, unparalleled action aesthetics, and good old fashioned violence. How hong kong flattened the curve without total lockdown. Hong kong new wave cinema 19782000 kindle edition by. These directors represented a new force and new orientation in hong kong cinema, and their appearance was a sign of its future vitality.
Of the films produced, i am particularly drawn to the wuxia pian films of the hong kong new wave. Botang zhuo annotation the increasingly popular films of the hong kong new wave grapple with such issues as eastwest cultural conflicts, colonial politics, the divide between rich and poor, the plight of women. Movies from the mid1980s to early 1990s highlight the rise of the second new wave cinema. A history of hong kongs new wave cinema steve snodgrassflickr in the late 1970s through the mid80s, a new generation of innovative filmmakers burst onto the hong kong film scene and became collectively known as the hong kong new wave. Hong kong cinema led the taiwanese government to promote its film industry in the early 1980s. Pak tong cheuk the increasingly popular films of the hong kong new wave grapple with such issues as eastwest cultural conflicts, colonial politics, the divide between rich and poor, the plight of women in a. Hong kong action cinema is the principal source of the hong kong film industrys global fame. A companion to hong kong cinema wiley online books. Move away from traditional wuxia film styles to new styles of kung fu. Hong kong new wave cinema 19782000 by pak tong cheuk. Many directors of the hong kong new wave studied overseas, and were therefore bringing some westernised approaches to cinema to the east. Hong kong new wave cinema 19782000 presents a comprehensive picture of the films made in this vibrant era and the complexity of issues they tackle such as eastwest conflict, colonial politics, the struggle of women in a modernizing asian city and identity crisis, all portrayed in visually striking ways. The coloured gel lit hong kong club scene is quite vivid but comedy is totally unfunny and at odds with the serious elements.
Prior to french impressionist cinema, the majority of conventions were inspired by live theatre. In the late 1970s, a new generation of filmmakers transformed the film industry with new themes and cinematic language, leading to the emergence of the hong kong new wave, an important chapter of hong kong cinema history. The extra, produced in 1978, marked the beginning of the new wave. Hong kong new wave cinema 19782000 kindle edition by cheuk, pak tong.
Hong kong new wave cinema 19782000 the increasingly popular films of the hong kong new wave grapple with such issues as eastwest cultural conflicts, colonial politics, the divide between rich and poor, the plight of women in a modernizing asian city, and the identity crises provoked by hong kong s estranged motherland. Hong kong sar new wave cinema in face of neoliberalisation. The 1980s was the golden era of hong kong cinema, in which the industry opened many untapped markets both locally and overseas. Pak tong cheuk, hong kong new wave cinema 19782000. The movement was characterized by its rejection of the eras traditional filmmaking conventions in favor of experimentation and a spirit of iconoclasm. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading hong kong new wave cinema 19782000. Second wave films dealt with contemporary issues, particularly those related to the 1997 reunification of hong kong with china. I chose the theme of history of hong kong cinema for the film assignment. B though dated by todays standards, dennis yus the imp is an eerie blend of rosemarys baby and the exorcist, with a hong kong new wave twist. Film served as the primary source of entertainment. Even a number of critical titles by the man viewed as. The rise of new wave cinema in 1970s hong kong has had a significant cultural and economic impact on the film industry of.
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