King Hu's A Touch of Zen
Teo, Stephen.
King Hu's A Touch of Zen is the first book-length study of a classic martial arts film from 1971-- the first Chinese-language film to gain recognition in an international film festival (it won a major prize at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival) and which provided the generic mould for the latter ""crossover"" success of Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon in 2000.
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Cover; King Hu's A Touch of Zen; Copyright; Contents; Series Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Pu Songling and the Spider; 3. Ghosts and the Desire to See; 4. Seduction and Politics, Fight and Flight; 5. The Battle of the Haunted Mansion; 6. The Zen Finale; 7. Conclusion; Appendix 1. Synopsis of Xia Nü in Liaozhai Zhiyi; Appendix 2. Narrative and Thematic Chart; Notes; Credits; Biography and Filmography; Bibliography; Index
King Hu's A Touch of Zen is the first book-length study of a classic martial arts film from 1971-- the first Chinese-language film to gain recognition in an international film festival (it won a major prize at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival) and which provided the generic mould for the latter ""crossover"" success of Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon in 2000.
Filmography: p. 165.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-171) and index.
Description based on print version record.
Xia nü (Motion picture)