Chinese Independent Cinema: Past, Present, and a Questionable Future (1) (Critical Asian Cinemas)

By: Chris Berry and Luke Robinson and Sabrina Qiong Yu and Lydia Wu

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Synopsis: Independent cinema in China is not only made outside the commercial system but also without being submitted for censorship. We know that for several decades it has been the crucible out of which China’s most exciting new films have flowed. The essays in this volume interrogate what else we think we know. Did it really start with Wu Wenguang and Bumming in Beijing in 1990, or can its roots be traced back much earlier? What are its aesthetics? And its ethics, including of gender and class? Where do audiences watch these films in China and how do they circulate? And, since the 2017 Film Law defined uncensored films as illegal, is independent Chinese cinema still alive? What does it mean today? And does it have a future? The essays in this anthology—many by exciting new scholars—explore these urgent questions.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 312 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781040797259
Related ISBNs:: 9789463722575, 9781003692386, 9781040780923
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 10/01/25
Copyrighted By:: The authors / Taylor & Francis Group
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Chris Berry
Edited by:: Luke Robinson
Edited by:: Sabrina Qiong Yu
Edited by:: Lydia Wu