Kuoshu, Harry H.Unknown
Springer International Publishing (Cham, Switzerland , 2021) (eng) English9783030730819Chinese literature and culture in the world1st ed.LITERATURE--PHILOSOPHY; UnknownCraziness and Carnival in Neo-Noir Chinese Cinema offers an in-depth discussion of the “stone phenomenon” in Chinese film production and cinematic discourses triggered by the extraordinary success of the 2006 low-budget film, Crazy Stone. Surveying the nuanced implications of the film noir genre, Harry Kuoshu argues that global neo noir maintains a mediascape of references, borrowings, and re-workings and explores various social and cultural issues that constitute this Chinese episode of neo noir. Combining literary explorations of carnival, postmodernism, and post-socialism, Kuoshu advocates for neo noir as a cultural phenomenon that connects filmmakers, film critics, and film audiences rather than an industrial genre.
Physical dimension
1 online resource (xi, 158 p.)Unknownill.
Summary / review / table of contents
Chapter 1: Introduction: Crazy Stone Phenomenon and Chinese Neo-Noir Comedies --
Chapter 2: Prelude: Rehumanization Craziness and Traditional Noir --
Chapter 3: Discourses: Crazy Stone Dropped in a Postmodern Pond --
Chapter 4: Films: Because of Crazy Stone --
Chapter 5: Dual Retrievals of Cinematic Craziness: A Coda.