Craziness and Carnival in Neo-Noir Chinese Cinema
Author | : Harry H. Kuoshu |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 167 |
Release | : 2021-04-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783030730819 |
ISBN-13 | : 3030730816 |
Rating | : 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Download or read book Craziness and Carnival in Neo-Noir Chinese Cinema written by Harry H. Kuoshu and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Craziness and Carnival in Neo-Noir Chinese Cinema offers an in-depth discussion of the “stone phenomenon” in Chinese film production and cinematic discourses triggered by the extraordinary success of the 2006 low-budget film, Crazy Stone. Surveying the nuanced implications of the film noir genre, Harry Kuoshu argues that global neo noir maintains a mediascape of references, borrowings, and re-workings and explores various social and cultural issues that constitute this Chinese episode of neo noir. Combining literary explorations of carnival, postmodernism, and post-socialism, Kuoshu advocates for neo noir as a cultural phenomenon that connects filmmakers, film critics, and film audiences rather than an industrial genre.