Imagined China

This book explores how Chinese films constructed an image of China in the 1980s through analyzing the characters, composition of space, and conflict patterns of the films. It also examines the relationship between the representations in Chinese cinema and the realities of Chinese society.

Autorentext
Author:Wang Haizhou is a professor of film studies at Beijing Film Academy and specializes in Chinese film studies, the general history, dynastic history and regional history of Chinese films. He recently focuses on the research of Chinese film, Chinese culture and tradition as well as artistic tradition. Translator: Jin Haina is a professor of translation, film and communication studies at the Communication University of China. Her research interests include film translation, translation history, and film history.

Inhalt
Introduction Acknowledgements 1. Screen Narration in a Time of Bringing Order out of Chaos 2. Mainstream Cultural Trends in Chinese Films of the 1980s 3. Reshaping China: Characters in Chinese Films of the 1980s 4. Images of Knowledge and Intellectuals in Chinese films of the 1980s 5. Confusions of Reality: Variations of the Age of Innocence Conclusion