Semiotics of Exile in Contemporary Chinese Film [electronic resource] /
Zeng, H.author.
Drawing on a variety of film semiotic theories, this book sheds light on works by mainland Chinese directors, Hong Kong New Wave directors, Taiwan New Cinema directors, and overseas Chinese directors. Zeng examines the cultural/historical implications of exile through the detailed analysis of film language and theoretical exploration.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Semiotics of photography and exile -- Postmodernism and semiotics of exile -- Female doubling and postcolonial exile -- Semiotics of exile and genre upsetting: Xin Jin's subversion of melodrama in "Hibiscus town" -- Failure of root-searching in Cheng Kaige -- Semiotics of exile and displaced film codes: Jia Zhangke's three films -- Conclusion.
Drawing on a variety of film semiotic theories, this book sheds light on works by mainland Chinese directors, Hong Kong New Wave directors, Taiwan New Cinema directors, and overseas Chinese directors. Zeng examines the cultural/historical implications of exile through the detailed analysis of film language and theoretical exploration.
Motion pictures and television.
Ethnology—Asia.
Motion pictures—History.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Motion pictures—Production and direction.
Semiotics.
Screen Studies.
Asian Culture.
Film History.
Regional and Cultural Studies.
Directing.
Semiotics.