Sinascape

Sinascape: Contemporary Chinese Cinema is a comprehensive study of Chinese-language films at the turn of the millennium. Emphasizing the transnational nature of contemporary Chinese cinema it provides close readings of most of the important films of China Taiwan Hong Kong and explores the interactions and transactions among these films and between Chinese cinema and Hollywood. General readers film enthusiasts and critics will all benefit from Gary Xu's discussion of popular films like Hero House of Flying Daggers Kung Fu Hustle Devils on the Doorstep Suzhou River Beijing Bicycle Millennium Mambo Goodbye Dragon Inn and Hollywood Hong Kong.