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Asian Cinema - A Field Guide

by Tom Vick
Asian Cinema - A Field Guide - Thryft
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Asian Cinema: A Guide to the East

This book provides a comprehensive overview and detailed insights on the history, cultural background and future of Asian cinema. From China to India to Japan to Korea, it covers over 300 films from diverse genres such as anime, Hong Kong action, Japanese horror, and Bollywood. With more than 100 film stills and photographs, the book offers a visual treat to the readers. A must-read for cinephiles and anyone interested to learn about Asian films.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Asian Cinema - A Field Guide

by Tom Vick
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ISBN: 9780061145858
Authors: Tom Vick
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date of Publication: 2008-01-08
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.73
(rated by 62 readers)

Description

The First Complete Guide to Asian FilmAsian cinema has never been more popular than it is today. In recent years, films such as Spirited Away, Hero, Kung Fu Hustle, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon have made surprising inroads into the American box office. Directors such as Jim Jarmusch, with Ghost Dog, and Quentin Tarantino, with Kill Bill Vols. I and II, have paid unabashed tribute to the Asian directors who have influenced them. On the world festival circuit, Asian films regularly win prestigious awards and are presented at film festivals from Sundance to Cannes.Asian Cinema: A Field Guide is the first book to provide a complete overview of the past, present, and future of the world's most dynamic and influential filmmaking region. Over 300 films from China, India, Japan, Korea, Iran, and Taiwan, as well as the emerging films of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka, are all included here.Illustrated with more than 100 film stills and photographsIncludes historical and cultural background information for each region's cinemaCovers anime, Hong Kong action, Japanese horror, Bollywood, and much more!
 

Asian Cinema: A Guide to the East

This book provides a comprehensive overview and detailed insights on the history, cultural background and future of Asian cinema. From China to India to Japan to Korea, it covers over 300 films from diverse genres such as anime, Hong Kong action, Japanese horror, and Bollywood. With more than 100 film stills and photographs, the book offers a visual treat to the readers. A must-read for cinephiles and anyone interested to learn about Asian films.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.