Synopses & Reviews
This book presents the most authoritative assessment of contemporary Asian cinema available. Each chapter describes the cultural aspects of popular film production, analyzing key films in the context of the national, the regional and the global. Topics covered include: film theory and Asian cinema, popular film genres, major industry figures, the "art film", connections between the state and commercial interests, cultural policies, representations of national identity, trends in international co-production, and more.
Synopsis
Asia produces more films than any other part of the world. With chapters on Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Korea, Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan, the book presents the most authoritative assessment of contemporary Asian cinema available.
Each chapter describes the cultural aspects of popular film production, analyzing key films in the context of the national, the regional and the global. Topics covered include: film theory and Asian cinema, popular film genres, major industry figures, the "art film," connections between the state and commercial interests, cultural policies, representations of national identity, trends in international co-production, transnational and diasporic dimensions of Asian filmmaking and viewing, the politics of language choice, the impact of emerging technologies on filmmaking practice, and modes of exhibition.
This book is ideal for students, scholars, and anyone interested in popular culture and Asian films in a changing world.
About the Author
Anne Tereska Ciecko is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Table of Contents
Introduction to Popular Asian Cinemas -- Anne T. Ciecko * Film Theory and Asian Cinemas -- Anne T. Ciecko * Indonesia -- Krishna Sen * Malaysia -- William van der Heide * Singapore -- Jean Jan Uhde Yvonne Ng Uhde * Vietnam -- Panivong Norindr * Thailand -- Anchalee Chaiworaporn and Adam Knee * Philippines -- Jose B. Capino * India -- Corey K. Creekmur Jyotika Virdi * Sri Lanka -- Wimal Dissanayake * Bangladesh -- Zakir Hussain Raju * Korea -- Hyangjin Lee * Mainland China -- Augusta Lee Palmer * Taiwan -- Emilie Yueh-yu Yeh * Hong Kong -- Anne T. Ciecko * Japan -- Darrell William Davis * Conclusion