Tradition Culture And Aesthetics In Contemporary Asian Cinema
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Group
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9781409453130
Description: From the critically acclaimed Malaysian film Sepet to the on-going box office successes of the films created by Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai, cinematic texts from the nations of Asia are increasingly capturing audiences beyond their national boundaries. Tradition, Culture and Aesthetics in Contemporary Asian Cinema explores the rise of popular Asian cinema and provides an understanding of the aesthetic elements that mark these films as 'Asian cinema'.