Melancholy Drift:Marking Time in Chinese Cinema
- Film MediaFine Arts
- Categories:Films & Video
- Language:English(Translation Services Available)
- Publication date:June,2010
- Pages:212
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- Size:156mm×234mm
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- Text Color:Black and white
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Review
“From Wong Kar-wai’s stop-motion techniques to Hou Hsiao-hsien’s command of the long take and Tsai Ming-liang’s suspension of narrative, the poetry of time has been crucial to the achievements of contemporary Chinese cinema, just as it is central to contemporary film theory. This has been clear for a long time. But Jean Ma’s Melancholy Drift is the first sustained treatment of the topic.” —Chris Berry, University of London
“Theoretically sophisticated and elegantly written, Melancholy Drift elucidates the subject of cinematic time in its various configurations: as a response to historical ruptures and political upheavals, as representational politics, and as a reinvention of the art cinema. This book is a timely demonstration of the key roles played by Chinese auteurs in shaping the new face of world cinema today and an important contribution to scholarship both within and beyond the field of transnational Chinese cinemas.” —Song Hwee Lim, University of Exeter