East Asian Film Remakes - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1399508164 ISBN 13 : 9781399508162

Editeur : Edinburgh University Press, 2023

Synopsis

Considers the remake from a variety of critical and theoretical perspectives and positions it alongside other serialized cultural forms Examines the historical significance of the remake in revitalizing local industries and breathing life into established film genres (e.g., action-adventure, crime drama, romantic comedy, the Western, etc.) Draws attention to previously overlooked motion pictures produced in East Asia and acknowledges the significant contributions of several prolific yet neglected filmmakers Re-evaluates canonical texts and offers fresh assessments of legendary auteurs such as Ozu Yasujiro, Yu Hyun-mok, Miike Takashi, Johnnie To, and Stephen ChowShowcases the role of remakes in forging cross-cultural alliances both within and beyond the East Asian region while pointing toward prospects of increased transnational coproductions in the coming years This wide-ranging, historically grounded exploration of motion picture remakes produced in East Asia brings together original contributions from experts in Chinese, Hong Kong, Japanese, South Korean, and Taiwanese cinemas and puts forth new ways of thinking about the remaking process as both a critically underappreciated form of artistic expression and an economically motivated industrial practice. Exploring everything from ethnic Korean filmmaker Lee Sang-il's Unforgiven (2013), a Japanese remake of Clint Eastwood's Western of the same title, to Stephen Chow's The Mermaid (2016), a Chinese slapstick reimagining of Walt Disney's The Little Mermaid (1989) and Hans Christian Andersen's 1837 fairy tale, East Asian Film Remakes contributes to a better understanding of cinematic remaking across the region and offers vital alternatives to the Eurocentric and Hollywood-focused approaches that have thus far dominated the field.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David Scott Diffrient is Professor of Film and Media Studies at Colorado State UniversityKenneth Chan is Professor of English and Film Studies at the University of Northern Colorado

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edinburgh University Press
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1399508164
• ISBN 13: 9781399508162
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 344
• Éditeur: Diffrient David Scott, Chan Kenneth
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible