Chinese National Cinema by Yingjin Zhang (2004).pdf

CHINESE NATIONAL CINEMA

What does it mean to be ‘Chinese’? This controversial question has sparked

off a never-ending process of image-making in Chinese and Chinese-speaking

communities throughout the twentieth century. This introduction to Chinese

national cinema, written for scholars and students by a leading critic, covers

three ‘Chinas’: mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. It traces the formation,

negotiation and problematization of the national on the Chinese screen over

ninety years. Historical and comparative perspectives bring out the parallel

developments in the three Chinas, while critical analysis explores thematic and

stylistic changes over time.

As well as exploring artistic achievements and ideological debates, Chinese

National Cinema also emphasizes industry research and market analysis. The

author concludes that despite the rigid censorship systems and the pressures on

ﬁlmmakers, Chinese national cinema has never succeeded in projecting a single

uniﬁed picture, but rather portrays many Chinas.

Yingjin Zhang is Professor of Chinese, Comparative Literature, and Cultural

Studies at the University of California-San Diego. His publications include

Screening China (2002) and Routledge’s Encyclopedia of Chinese Film (1998)

which he co-authored and edited with Zhiwei Xiao.

NATIONAL CINEMAS SERIES

Series Editor: Susan Hayward

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL CINEMA

Tom O’Regan

BRITISH NATIONAL CINEMA

Sarah Street

CANADIAN NATIONAL CINEMA

Chris Gittings

CHINESE NATIONAL CINEMA

Yingjin Zhang

FRENCH NATIONAL CINEMA

Susan Hayward

GERMAN NATIONAL CINEMA

Sabine Hake

ITALIAN NATIONAL CINEMA 1896–1996

Pierre Sorlin

NORDIC NATIONAL CINEMAS

Tytti Soila, Astrid Söderbergh Widding and Gunnar Iversen

SPANISH NATIONAL CINEMA

Núria Triana-Toribio

Forthcoming titles:

MEXICAN NATIONAL CINEMA

Andrea Noble

SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CINEMA

Jacqueline Maingard

CHINESE NATIONAL

CINEMA

Yingjin Zhang

First published 2004

by Routledge

29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001

Simultaneously published in the UK

by Routledge

11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE

Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group

This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2004.

reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or

other means, now known or hereafter invented, including

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system, without permission in writing from the publishers.

Every effort has been made to ensure that the advice and information in

this book is true and accurate at the time of going to press. However,

neither the publisher nor the author can accept any legal responsibility

or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. In the case of

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Zhang, Yingjin.

Chinese national cinema / Yingjin Zhang. – 1st ed.

p. cm. – (National cinemas)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

(paperback: alk. paper)

1. Motion pictures – China – History. 2. Motion pictures – Taiwan –

History. I. Title. II. Series: National cinemas series.

PN1993.5.C4Z49 2004

791.43′0951 – dc22 2003023574

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

ISBN 0-203-64583-9 Master e-book ISBN

ISBN 0-203-67420-0 (Adobe eReader Format)

ISBN 0–415–17289–6 (hbk)

ISBN 0–415–17290–X (pbk)

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