Contributions

  • Dissanayake, Wimal. - Contributor

Publication

1993 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England

Language

English

Word Count

70,250 words, Guess

Page Count

281 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing6155660
  • Goodreads1630322

Classifications

  • DDC791.43/095
  • LCCPN1993.5.A75 M45 1993

Description

Cinema is a dominant force in the lives of many people living in Asia, a continent that has a number of distinguished national film industries. A concept central to much of Asian film production is melodrama. This path-breaking study examines the importance of melodrama in the film traditions of Japan, India, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Australia. Exploring with theoretical sophistication the various ways that melodrama operates, the essays contained in this volume shed light on the different traditions of Asian cinema, as well as on the wider cultural discourse in which they participate.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Cambridge studies in film

Other Editions

  • Melodrama and Asian cinemaCambridge University Press1993-01-01

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