The first comprehensive collection on the subject of Hong Kong neo-noir cinema, this book examines the way Hong Kong has developed its own unique and culturally specific version of the neo-noir genre, while at the same time drawing on and adapting existing international noir cinemas. With a range of contributions from established and emerging scholars, this book illuminates the origins of Hong Kong neo-noir, its styles and contemporary manifestations, and its connection to mainland China. Case studies include classics such as The Wild Wild Rose (1960) and more recent films like Full Alert (1997) and Exiled (2007), as well as an in-depth look at the careers of iconic figures like Johnnie To and Jackie Chan. By examining at its past and its contemporary development, Hong Kong Neo-Noir also points towards the genre's possible future development.
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An indispensable study of a neglected genre, this anthology traces the cultural history of Hong Kong's noir cinema, identifies key figures in the genre's development, and furnishes incisive analyses of essential neo-noir films. Collectively, the book's chapters capture the artfulness, ingenuity, and exuberance of this remarkable cinematic tradition. -- Dr Gary Bettinson, University of Lancaster
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978-1-4744-1266-7 (9781474412667)
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Esther C. M. Yau teaches cinema studies in the School of Humanities at The University of Hong Kong. Tony Williams is Professor and Area Head of Film Studies, English Department, southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
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LecturerThe University of Hong Kong
Professor and Area Head of Film StudiesSouthern Illinois University at Carbondale
Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction: Hong Kong Neo-Noir, Esther C. M. Yau and Tony Williams
SECTION A: SEEDS OF NOIR IN HONG KONG CINEMAChapter 1: 'A Rose by Any Other Name': Wong Tin-lam's The Wild, Wild Rose as Melodrama Musical Noir Hybrid, Lisa Odham Stokes Chapter 2: Black & Red: Post-war Hong Kong Noir and Its Interrelation with Progressive Cinema, 1947-1957, Law Kar Chapter 3: Sword, Fist, or Gun? The 1970s Origins of Contemporary Hong Kong Noir, Kristof Van den Troost
SECTION B: NEO-NOIR FILMS IN CLOSE-UP Chapter 4: Doubled Indemnity: Fruit Chan and the Meta-Fictions of Hong Kong Neo-Noir, Adam Bingham Chapter 5: Running on Karma: Hong Kong Noir and the Political Unconscious, Gina Marchetti Chapter 6: Beyond Hypothermia: Cool Women Killers in Hong Kong Cinema, David Desser Chapter 7: Tech-Noir: A Subgenre may not exist in Hong Kong Science Fiction Films, Kwai-Cheung Lo
SECTION C: COSMOPOLITAN CITYSPACE AND NEO-NOIR Chapter 8: Location Filmmaking and the Hong Kong Crime Film: Anatomy of a Scene, Julian Stringer Chapter 9: Running out of Time, Hard-Boiled, and 24-Hour Cityspace, Kenneth E. HallChapter 10: Exiled in Macau: Hong Kong Neo-Noir and Paradoxical Lyricism, Jinhee ChoiChapter 11: The Tentacles of History: Shinjuku Incident's Return of the Repressed, Tony Williams
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