Misty Landscape

Author: Dai Jinhua
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: The scenery in the fog seems to be an appropriate metaphor for Chinese cinema over the past two decades—sometimes overcast and rainy, occasionally bright and sunny; inspired by immense hope yet constrained by realistic difficulties; lost and then risen again in prolonged anticipation and restlessness; encountering the reality of the pre-industrial society within the discourse of "postmodernism." This collection of essays not only holds significant importance for the study of cinema during the New Period but also serves as a crucial reference for understanding the evolution of social and cultural changes during the same era. This book is a monograph on film culture studies, compiling seventeen essays by the author on film culture research since 1987. It adopts a cultural studies perspective, utilizing innovative theoretical resources to conduct a thorough analysis of New Period cinema. While engaging in close readings of film texts that emerged during the New Period, the author also examines the generation of film auteurs that arose during the same time, thereby accurately grasping the developmental state of New Period cinema and revealing the intricate interactive relationship it forms with the profound social and cultural transformations since the New Period.