A Companion to Chinese Cinema ebook

A Companion to Chinese Cinema is a collection of originalessays written by experts in a range of disciplines that provide acomprehensive overview of the evolution and current state ofChinese cinema. * Represents the most comprehensive coverage of Chinese cinema todate * Applies a multidisciplinary approach that maps the expandingfield of Chinese cinema in bold and definitive ways * Draws attention to previously neglected areas such as diasporicfilmmaking, independent documentary, film styles and techniques,queer aesthetics, star studies, film and other arts or media * Features several chapters that explore China's new marketeconomy, government policy, and industry practice, placing theintricate relationship between film and politics in a historicaland international context * Includes overviews of Chinese film studies in Chinese andEnglish publications