Radiant Waves and Shadows: A Collection of Film Posters from 1905-1966

Author: Huang Zhiwei
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This book collects over 300 Chinese film posters from the Shanghai Library's collection, spanning from 1905 to 1966. They are masterpieces of art, genuine and natural, vibrant and brilliant. Film posters, also known as "film promotional artworks," are composed of visual art techniques such as painting, photography, and text, vividly expressing the themes of the films. This book reviews film posters from the past decade, showcasing masterpieces that are genuine and natural. It provides film enthusiasts and collectors of film posters with a broadened perspective, enhanced taste, refined character, and self-cultivation, while also being highly readable, academically rigorous, and rich in reference material. It is a desk reference book with long-term aesthetic value. The book aims to provide film enthusiasts and collectors of film posters with a desk reference book that broadens their horizons, enhances their taste, refines their character, and cultivates their spirit, while also being highly readable, academically rigorous, and rich in reference material. It is a desk reference book with long-term aesthetic value.