The Other Side of Glamour: The Left-wing Studio Network in Hong Kong Cinema in the Cold War Era and Beyond

by Vivian P.Y. Lee

Overview

Hong Kong cinema has been a pre-eminent form of local entertainment and a site of ideological contentions propelled by colonial, national and international politics at different historical junctures. The Other Side of Glamour is a study of the historical development of the left-wing film establishment in Hong Kong.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781474424622
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
Publication date:	05/26/2020
Series:	Global Film Studios
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x (d)

About the Author

Vivian Lee is Associate Professor in the Department of Chinese and History at City University of Hong Kong.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

List of Figures

Timeline

Introduction

Chapter 1 The Left-wing Film Network in Post-war Hong Kong

Chapter 2 Left in the Right Way: Corporate Strategy and the Making of a Popular Left-wing

Chapter 3 Remaking Cantonese Film Culture: Union and Sun Luen

Chapter 4 Class, Gender, and Modern Womanhood: Feng Huang and Great Wall

Chapter 5 Corporate Repositioning, Transnational Cultural Brokerage and Soft Power: Sil-Metropole

Chapter 6 Critical Transitions on the Non-left: Patrick Lung and Cecile Tang

Chapter 7 From Political Alibis to Creative Incubators: the Left-wing Film Network since the 1980s

Epilogue

Endnotes

Bibliography

Filmography

What People are Saying About This

Professor Chris Berry

If you thought Hong Kong only cared about commerce until its sudden recent political confrontations, think again. This deeply researched and nuanced study of left-wing cinema in post-war Hong Kong reveals a fascinating 4-way chess game between Communists, Nationalists, British, and filmmakers that resonates through to today.

Editorial Reviews

If you thought Hong Kong only cared about commerce until its sudden recent political confrontations, think again. This deeply researched and nuanced study of left-wing cinema in post-war Hong Kong reveals a fascinating 4-way chess game between Communists, Nationalists, British, and filmmakers that resonates through to today.

Professor Chris Berry