Confronting modernity in the cinemas of Taiwan and Mainland China

Abstract

List of illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Part I. On the Cultural and Ideological Margins: 1. Continuity and subversion 2. Allegorical and realistic portrayals of the cultural revolution Part II. In Search of Tradition in the Midst of Modernization: 3. From a voiceless father to a father's voice 4. Melodrama of the city Part III. The Third-World Intellectual in the Era of Globalization: 5. The Zhang Yimou model 6. Culture and violence 7. A postcolonial reflection Epilogue Notes Glossary Bibliography Filmography Index.