The Trail of Films -- A Review of the History of Chinese Film Culture

Author: Ding Yaping
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Presents the journey of a century of Chinese film culture history; seeks the possibilities of dialogue between different voices; explores the exceptional vitality of the development of film culture. This book organizes the footprints of a century of Chinese cinema, with the first half focusing on commenting on the origins of Chinese cinema, the relationship between film and society, and the evolution and gains and losses of film writers, film works, and content and form. The second half discusses the theoretical and practical achievements of famous filmmakers such as Xia Yan, Cai Chusheng, Tang Xiaodan, Sang Hu, Sun Yu, and Fei Mu in thematic sections. The book is accompanied by numerous illustrations of figures and stills from scenes.