World Youth Film

Author: Hu Zhijun
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This book primarily focuses on art films and serious cinema, but also includes some popular dramas and comedies. The directors featured range from film masters like Brice Bonneville, Vigo, Fellini, De Sica, Visconti, Godard, Truffaut, Fassbinder,, Parajanov, Polanski, Kubrick, Coppola, Almodovar, Kie?lowski, Abbas, Oshima, Yang Dechang, and Hou Xiaoxian, to general directors skilled in filming coming-of-age stories, as well as emerging talents. For example, the Chinese director Jia Zhangke, who captures the lives of ordinary people in small towns and exposes hidden truths, has gained worldwide attention in the film industry. This book includes three of his films: Xiao Wu, Platform, and The Way We Are. The book is divided into two parts: Part 1 is the plot, and Part 2 is brief reviews. This book was written by the author for undergraduate students at Zhejiang University to teach the course "World Youth Cinema" and can also serve as a reference for film enthusiasts. Each film is accompanied by a DVD cover, making it easier for interested friends to find the corresponding DVDs.