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Chinese Martial Arts Cinema

Stephen Teo
Chinese Martial Arts Cinema Book PDF

Author : Stephen Teo
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-13
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781474403887

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This is the first comprehensive, fully-researched account of the historical and contemporary development of the traditional martial arts genre in the Chinese cinema known as wuxia (literal translation: martial chivalry) - a genre which audiences around the world became familiar with through the phenomenal 'crossover' hit Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000). The book unveils rich layers of the wuxia tradition as it developed in the early Shanghai cinema in the late 1920s, and from the 1950s onwards, in the Hong Kong and Taiwan film industries. Key attractions of the book are analyses of:*The history of the tradition as it began in the Shanghai cinema, its rise and popularity as a serialized form in the silent cinema of the late 1920s, and its eventual prohibition by the government in 1931.*The fantastic characteristics of the genre, their relationship with folklore, myth and religion, and their similarities and differences with the kung fu sub-genre of martial arts cinema.*The protagonists and heroes of the genre, in particular the figure of the female knight-errant.*The chief personalities and masterpieces of the genre - directors such as King Hu, Chu Yuan, Zhang Che, Ang Lee, Zhang Yimou, and films such as Come Drink With Me (1966), The One-Armed Swordsman (1967), A Touch of Zen (1970-71), Hero (2002), House of Flying Daggers (2004), and Curse of the Golden Flower (2006).

The Martial Arts Cinema of the Chinese Diaspora

Kin-Yan Szeto
The Martial Arts Cinema of the Chinese Diaspora Book PDF

Author : Kin-Yan Szeto
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780809386208

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In The Martial Arts Cinema of the Chinese Diaspora, Kin-Yan Szeto critically examines three of the most internationally famous martial arts film artists to arise out of the Chinese diaspora and travel far from their homelands to find commercial success in the world at large: Ang Lee, John Woo, and Jackie Chan. Positing the idea that these filmmakers' success is evidence of a "cosmopolitical awareness" arising from their cross-cultural ideological engagements and geopolitical displacements, Szeto demonstrates how this unique perspective allows these three filmmakers to develop and act in the transnational environment of media production, distribution, and consumption. Beginning with a historical retrospective on Chinese martial arts films as a diasporic film genre and the transnational styles and ideologies of the filmmakers themselves, Szeto uses case studies to explore in depth how the forces of colonialism, Chinese nationalism, and Western imperialism shaped the identities and work of Lee, Woo, and Chan. Addressed in the volume is the groundbreaking martial arts swordplay film that achieves global success-Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon- and its revelations about Hollywood representations of Asians, as well as concepts of male and female masculinity in the swordplay film tradition. Also investigated is the invigoration of contemporary gangster, thriller, and war films by John Woo, whose combination of artistic and historical contexts has contributed to his global success. Szeto then dissects Chan's mimetic representation of masculinity in his films, and the influences of his Chinese theater and martial arts training on his work. Szeto outlines the similarities and differences between the three artists' films, especially their treatments of gender, sexuality, and power. She concludes by analyzing their films as metaphors for their working conditions in the Chinese diaspora and Hollywood, and demonstrating how through their works, Lee, Woo, and Chan communicate not only with the rest of the world but also with each other. Far from a book simply about three filmmakers, The Martial Arts Cinema of the Chinese Diaspora investigates the transnational nature of films, the geopolitics of culture and race, and the depths of masculinity and power in movies. Szeto's interdisciplinary approach calls for nothing less than a paradigm shift in the study of Chinese diasporic filmmakers and the embodiment of cosmopolitical perspectives in the martial arts genre.

Chinese Martial Arts Cinema

Stephen Teo
Chinese Martial Arts Cinema Book PDF

Author : Stephen Teo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Martial arts
ISBN : 0748670831

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"This is the first comprehensive, fully-researched account of the historical and contemporary development of the traditional martial arts genre in the Chinese cinema known as wuxia (literal translation: martial chivalry) - a genre which audiences around the world became familiar with through the phenomenal 'crossover' hit Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000). The book unveils rich layers of the wuxia tradition as it developed in the early Shanghai cinema in the late 1920s, and from the 1950s onwards, in the Hong Kong and Taiwan film industries"--Provided by publisher.

Women in Chinese Martial Arts Films of the New Millennium

Ya-chen Chen
Women in Chinese Martial Arts Films of the New Millennium Book PDF

Author : Ya-chen Chen
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780739139103

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Women in Chinese Martial Arts Films of the New Millennium by Ya-chen Chen Pdf

Women and Gender in Chinese Martial Arts Films of the New Millennium, by Ya-chen Chen, is an excavation of underexposed gender issues focusing mainly on contradictory and troubled feminism in the film narratives. In the cinematic world of martial arts films, one can easily find representations of women of Ancient China released from the constraints of patriarchal social order to revel in a dreamlike space of their own. They can develop themselves, protect themselves, and even defeat or conquer men. This world not only frees women from the convention of foot-binding, but it also "unbinds" them in terms of education, critical thinking, talent, ambition, opportunities to socialize with different men, and the freedom or right to both choose their spouse and decide their own fate. Chen calls this phenomenon "Chinese cinematic martial arts feminism." The liberation is never sustaining or complete, however; Chen reveals the presence of a glass ceiling marking the maximal exercise of feminism and women's rights which the patriarchal order is willing to accept. As such, these films are not to be seen as celebrations of feminist liberation, but as enunciations of the patriarchal authority that suffuses "Chinese cinematic martial arts feminism." The film narratives under examination include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (directed by Ang Lee); Hero (Zhang Yimou); House of the Flying Daggers (Zhang Yimou); Seven Swords (Tsui Hark); The Promise (Chen Kaige); The Banquet (Feng Xiaogang); and Curst of the Golden Flower (Zhang Yimou). Chen also touches upon the plots of two of the earliest award-winning Chinese martial arts films, A Touch of Zen and Legend of the Mountain, both directed by King Hu.

The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies

Bill Palmer,Karen Palmer
The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies Book PDF

Author : Bill Palmer,Karen Palmer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Hand-to-hand fighting, Oriental, in motion pictures
ISBN : 9780810830271

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The Encyclopedia covers the genre from 1920 to 1994. The genre, however, can be very confusing: films often have several titles, and many of the stars have more than one pseudonym. In an effort to clarify some of the confusion, the authors have included all the information available to them on almost 3,300 films. Each entry includes a listing of the production company, the cast and crew, distributors, running times, reviews with star ratings whenever possible, and alternate film titles. A list of film series and one of the stars' pseudonyms, in addition to a 7,900 name index, are also included. Illustrated.

Chinese Martial Arts Film and the Philosophy of Action

Stephen Teo
Chinese Martial Arts Film and the Philosophy of Action Book PDF

Author : Stephen Teo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000374551

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This book focuses on the philosophy of Chinese martial arts film, arguing that philosophy provides a key to understanding the whole genre. It draws on Chinese philosophical ideas derived from, or based on, Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, and other schools of thought such as Mohism and Legalism, examines a cluster of recent Chinese martial arts films centering on the figure of the xia—the heroic protagonist, the Chinese equivalent of medieval Europe’s knight-errant—and outlines the philosophical principles and themes undergirding the actions of xia and their narratives. Overall, the author argues that the genre, apart from being an action-oriented entertainment medium, is inherently moral and ethical.

Martial Arts Cinema and Hong Kong Modernity

Man-Fung Yip
Martial Arts Cinema and Hong Kong Modernity Book PDF

Author : Man-Fung Yip
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9789888390717

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Martial Arts Cinema and Hong Kong Modernity by Man-Fung Yip Pdf

At the core of Martial Arts Cinema and Hong Kong Modernity: Aesthetics, Representation, Circulation is a fascinating paradox: the martial arts film, long regarded as a vehicle of Chinese cultural nationalism, can also be understood as a mass cultural expression of Hong Kong’s modern urban-industrial society. This important and popular genre, Man-Fung Yip argues, articulates the experiential qualities, the competing social subjectivities and gender discourses, as well as the heightened circulation of capital, people, goods, information, and technologies in Hong Kong of the 1960s and 1970s. In addition to providing a novel conceptual framework for the study of Hong Kong martial arts cinema and shedding light on the nexus between social change and cultural/aesthetic form, this book offers perceptive analyses of individual films, including not only the canonical works of King Hu, Chang Cheh, and Bruce Lee, but also many lesser-known ones by Lau Kar-leung and Chor Yuen, among others, that have not been adequately discussed before. Thoroughly researched and lucidly written, Yip’s stimulating study will ignite debates in new directions for both scholars and fans of Chinese-language martial arts cinema. “Yip subjects critical clichés to rigorous examination, moving beyond generalized notions of martial arts cinema’s appeal and offering up informed scrutiny of every facet of the genre. He has the ability to encapsulate these films’ particularities with cogent examples and, at the same time, demonstrate a thorough familiarity with the historical context in which this endlessly fascinating genre arose.” —David Desser, professor emeritus, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign “Eschewing a reductive chronology, Yip offers a persuasive, detailed, and sophisticated excavation of martial arts cinema which is read through and in relation to rapid transformation of Hong Kong in the 1960s and 1970s. An exemplar of critical genre study, this book represents a significant contribution to the discipline.” —Yvonne Tasker, professor of film studies and dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of East Anglia

Films of Fury

Ric Meyers
Films of Fury Book PDF

Author : Ric Meyers
Publisher : Eirini Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-22
Category : Martial arts films
ISBN : 0979998948

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From Bruce Lee to James Bond, Jackie Chan to Jet Li, Enter the Dragon to Kung Fu Panda, kung fu films remain a thrilling part of movie-lovers' lives. Now the acknowledged pioneer in the genre presents his magnum opus on the subject, incorporating information and revelations never before seen in America. From the ancient Peking Opera origins to its superhero-powered future, Ric Meyers reveals the loony, the legendary, and everything in between. This vivid, action-packed book may delight, surprise, fascinate, and even enlighten you with a personal V.I.P. tour through the wondrous world of the most ridiculously exhilarating movies ever made.

Legacies of the Drunken Master

Luke White
Legacies of the Drunken Master Book PDF

Author : Luke White
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780824882983

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In 1978 the films Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow and Drunken Master, both starring a young Jackie Chan, caused a stir in the Hong Kong cinema industry and changed the landscape of martial arts cinema. Mixing virtuoso displays of acrobatic kung fu with knockabout humor to huge box office success, they broke the mold of the tragic and heroic martial arts film and sparked not only a wave of imitations, but also a much longer trend for kung fu comedies that continues to the present day. Legacies of the Drunken Master—the first book-length analysis of kung fu comedy—interrogates the politics of the films and their representations of the performing body. It draws on an interdisciplinary engagement with popular culture and an interrogation of the critical literature on Hong Kong and martial arts cinema to offer original readings of key films. These readings pursue the genre in terms of its carnival aesthetic, the utopias of the body it envisions, its highly stylized depictions of violence, its images of masculinity, and the registers of its “hysterical” laughter. The book’s analyses are carried out amidst kung fu comedy’s shifting historical contexts, including the aftermath of the 1960s radical youth movements, the rapidly globalizing colonial enclave of Hong Kong and the emerging consciousness of its 1997 handover to China, and the transnationalization of cinema audiences. It argues that through kung fu comedy’s images of the body, the genre articulated in complex and often contradictory ways political realities relevant to late twentieth-century Hong Kong and the wider conditions of globalized capitalism. The kung fu comedy entwines us in a popular cultural history that stretches into the folk past and forward into utopian and dystopian possibilities. Theoretically rich and critical, Legacies of the Drunken Master aims to be at the forefront of scholarship on martial arts cinema. It also addresses readers with a broader interest in Hong Kong culture and politics during the 1970s and 1980s, postcolonialism in East Asia, and action and comedy films in a global context—as well as those fascinated with the performing body in the martial arts.

Lingnan Hung Kuen: Kung Fu in Cinema and Community

Hing Chao
Lingnan Hung Kuen Kung Fu in Cinema and Community Book PDF

Author : Hing Chao
Publisher : City University of HK Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789629373528

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Lingnan Hung Kuen: Kung Fu in Cinema and Community by Hing Chao Pdf

For so many around the world, it was in the cinema that they saw their first glimpse of martial arts. Through the films of Lau Kar Leung, among others, they came to appreciate the power and skill of many kung fu techniques. However devotees and practitioners of kung fu and Hung Kuen were aware of the much longer tradition of these arts and in particular, the contribution of both the Lam family and the Lau family. In 2009 the Hong Kong Government endeavoured to identify and recognize forms of intangible cultural heritage. It was this awareness of a vibrant part of Hong Kong history and culture which led to the creation of the Hong Kong Martial Arts Living Archive, and from this the exhibition, Lingnan Hung Kuen Across the Century: Kung Fu Narratives in Hong Kong Cinema and Community. In the exhibition and this companion book, the histories of the Lam and Lau families are traced, and their role in preserving and creating new stances and forms and bringing Hung Kuen to a wider audience through the medium of film. Using the latest technologies including 3D imagery, the work of past masters has been here brought back to life.

Kung Fu Cult Masters

Leon Hunt
Kung Fu Cult Masters Book PDF

Author : Leon Hunt
Publisher : Wallflower Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1903364639

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Chinese Martial Arts films have captured audiences' imaginations around the world. In this wide-ranging study, Hunt looks at the mythic allure of the Shaolin Temple, the 'Clones' of Bruce Lee, gender-bending swordswomen, and the knockabout comedy of Sammo Hung, bringing new insights to a hugely popular and yet critically neglected genre. 12 photos.

Intercepting Fist

Jack Hunter
Intercepting Fist Book PDF

Author : Jack Hunter
Publisher : Creation Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Motion picture actors and actresses
ISBN : 1902588053

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Intercepting Fist by Jack Hunter Pdf

Bruce Lee, world-famous "king of kung-fu", remains a legend, one of the most adulated and enigmatic movie stars of all time. Intercepting Fist is the only book to deal specifically with Lee's five major movies, and to analyse them with in-depth, illustrated essays, including a stunning 8-page color section of kung-fu action. Featuring Big Boss, Fist Of Fury, Way Of The Dragon, Enter The Dragon and Game Of Death, plus a foreword by Mikita Brottman on Lee's legend and mysterious death, and an introduction on the history of Hong Kong Martial Arts movies.

China Forever

Poshek Fu
China Forever Book PDF

Author : Poshek Fu
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Motion picture industry
ISBN : 9780252075001

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The transnational history and cultural politics of the Shaw Brothers' movie empire

Great Martial Arts Movies

Richard Meyers
Great Martial Arts Movies Book PDF

Author : Richard Meyers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0806520264

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Great Martial Arts Movies by Richard Meyers Pdf

Meyers offers an "up-to-date, authoritative kick-butt book" detailing the best movies and where to find them. Color photos.

Chinese Martial Arts and Media Culture

Tim Trausch
Chinese Martial Arts and Media Culture Book PDF

Author : Tim Trausch
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781786609038

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Chinese Martial Arts and Media Culture by Tim Trausch Pdf

Signs and images of Chinese martial arts increasingly circulate through global media cultures. As tropes of martial arts are not restricted to what is considered one medium, one region, or one (sub)genre, the essays in this collection are looking across and beyond these alleged borders. From 1920s wuxia cinema to the computer game cultures of the information age, they trace the continuities and transformations of martial arts and media culture across time, space, and multiple media platforms.