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Director in Action by"Stephen Teo"
Director in Action examines the career of Johnnie To, whose art-house action hits include A Hero Never Dies, The Longest Nite, Running out of Time, The Mission, PTU, Breaking News, Election, and Election 2. The author discusses the symbiotic relationship between director and genre, why To is regarded as an auteur, and the influence he has on the trajectory of the action genre in the Hong Kong cinema. The author's view is that To's idiosyncratic auteurist style transforms the generic conventions under which he is compelled to work, and that there is a discernible element of experimentalism in his most outstanding films. In addition, To modulates the film noir form to suit his local contexts, characters and locations, to create a highly personalized noir cinema in post-1997 Hong Kong.
Director in Action
By:"Stephen Teo"
Published on 2007-06-01 by Hong Kong University Press
BOOKS ID : ma_UAQAAQBAJ
Ebook Title : Director in Action
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ISBN_13 Code : 9789622098398
ISBN_10 Code : 9622098398
Book Print Type : BOOK
Rank : 39 for keyword gambling movies
Book Author :"Stephen Teo"
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Book Pages Count : 308
Print Type : BOOK
Book's Categories :"Social Science"
Books Language : en
Text to Speech Access : ALLOWED
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