Moving Figures: Class and Feeling in the Films of Jia Zhangke
(Part of the Edinburgh Studies in East Asian Film Series)
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Since 1979, China has been undergoing a period of immense social and economic change, transitioning from state-run economics to free market capitalism. This book focuses on how the 'Reform Era' has been constructed in the work of the director Jia Zhangke, analysing the archetypal class figures of worker, peasant, soldier, intellectual and entrepreneur that are found in his films. Examining how these figures are represented, and how Jia's cinematography...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1474455123
ISBN13:9781474455121
Release Date:December 2019
Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"
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