CHOICE
An excellent overview of mainland Chinese cinema since the Cultural Revolution.
Leon Hunt, Brunel University
Very thorough in its coverage of the historical and cultural background to new Chinese cinema.
Book Description
New Chinese Cinema: Challenging Representations examines the 'search for roots' films that emerged from China in the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution. The authors contextualise the films of the so-called Fifth Generation directors who came to prominence in the 1980s and 1990s such as Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou and Tian Zhuangzhuang. Including close analysis of such pivotal films as Farewell My Concubine, Raise the Red Lantern and The Blue Kite, the book also examines the rise of contemporary Sixth Generation underground directors whose themes embrace the disaffection of urban youth.
About the Author
Sheila Cornelius is Visiting Lecturer in Chinese Cinema at Morley College, London. Ian Haydn Smith is a freelance film critic, and series co-editor of the 24 FRAMES series.
