Primitive Passions - (Film and Culture) by Rey Chow (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Chow situates contemporary Chinese film within the broad context of Chinese history and culture, giving readers a glimpse of the unique shared identity that characterizes the current crop of outstanding filmmakers, such as Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Chow situates contemporary Chinese film within the broad context of Chinese history and culture, giving readers a glimpse of the unique shared identity that characterizes the current crop of outstanding filmmakers, such as Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A rich and powerful work that provides both a dazzling synthesis of contemporary cultural theory and at the same time an exemplary critique of Chinese cinema. It is a book to be read and re-read and is thus highly recommended because it is more than a film book. It engages directly with the problems Chinese culture faces in a changing world.--China Information<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Rey Chow is the author, most recently, of <i>Ethics After Idealism: Theory-Culture-Ethnicity-Reading</i>.
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