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= Description and recommended readings =
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= Introduction =
 
This UVU Wiki webpage examines a selection of films from internationally acclaimed Chinese film directors. It is based on a UVU course, in which students act as the film directors and present them, their philosophy, style, work and view from their perspective and put them into the context of Chinese film history.
 
This UVU Wiki webpage examines a selection of films from internationally acclaimed Chinese film directors. It is based on a UVU course, in which students act as the film directors and present them, their philosophy, style, work and view from their perspective and put them into the context of Chinese film history.
  
  
Readings:
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Recommended Readings:
 
* Berry, Michael. Speaking in Images: Interviews with Contemporary Chinese, Filmmakers. Columbia UP, 2005, ISBN 978-0231133319, A #417,632
 
* Berry, Michael. Speaking in Images: Interviews with Contemporary Chinese, Filmmakers. Columbia UP, 2005, ISBN 978-0231133319, A #417,632
 
* Zhang Zhen (Editor), Jason McGrath (Contributor), Chris Berry (Contributor), Sheldon H. Lu (Contributor), Yinjing Zhang (Contributor), The Urban Generation: Chinese Cinema and Society at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century, Paperback, 464 pp., Duke University Press Books, March 7, 2007, ISBN: 9780822340744, A#655,344
 
* Zhang Zhen (Editor), Jason McGrath (Contributor), Chris Berry (Contributor), Sheldon H. Lu (Contributor), Yinjing Zhang (Contributor), The Urban Generation: Chinese Cinema and Society at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century, Paperback, 464 pp., Duke University Press Books, March 7, 2007, ISBN: 9780822340744, A#655,344
 
* Chris Berry, Chinese Films in Focus II, Paperback, 304 pp., British Film Institute; 2nd Revised edition edition, December 23, 2008, ISBN: 9781844572373, A #526,197
 
* Chris Berry, Chinese Films in Focus II, Paperback, 304 pp., British Film Institute; 2nd Revised edition edition, December 23, 2008, ISBN: 9781844572373, A #526,197
  
= Oral reports 1- Mid-term papers =
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* [[Wong Kar Wai]] -- [[User:Keeley X.|Keeley X.]]
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= Beginnings: The Early Years (prior to 1949) =
* [[Stephen Chow]] -- [[User:Jon|Jon]]
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== Movies ==
 
* [[Street Angel]] -- [[User:Holly|Holly]]
 
* [[Street Angel]] -- [[User:Holly|Holly]]
* [[Gong Li]] -- [[User: RisR|RisR]]
 
* [[Ang Lee]] -- [[User: Jacob|Jacob]]
 
* [[Contemporary Chinese and A Beautiful Life]] -- [[User:Jacob|Jacob]]
 
  
= Oral reports 2 =
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== The Early Years: Discussion Topics ==
* [[Jackie Chan]] -- [[User:RisR.|RisR.]]
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* [[Chinese Film Generations]]  -- [[User:Hollyspendlove|Hollyspendlove]]
* [[Chinese Emotions]]  -- [[User:Hollyspendlove|Hollyspendlove]]
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* [[Ip Man]], [[Ip Man 2]] -- [[User:Jacob|Jacob]]
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* [[Comedies (Screwball)]] -- [[User:Keeley X.|Keeley X.]]
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* [[Infernal_Affairs_and_The_Departed]]  -- [[User:Jon|Jon]]
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= Fifth Generation =
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== Overview ==
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= Readings in turn 1 =
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== Directors ==
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* [[Wong Kar Wai]] -- [[User:Keeley X.|Keeley X.]], [[User:Licia K|Licia K]] 00:23, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
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* [[Stephen Chow]] -- [[User:Jon|Jon]]
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* [[Ang Lee]] -- [[User: Jacob|Jacob]]
 
* [[Zhang Yimou]] -- [[User:Keeley X.|Keeley X.]]  
 
* [[Zhang Yimou]] -- [[User:Keeley X.|Keeley X.]]  
 
* [[Chen Kaige]] -- [[User:RisR.|RisR.]]
 
* [[Chen Kaige]] -- [[User:RisR.|RisR.]]
* [[Hong_Kong_Film_Awards]] -- [[User:Jon|Jon]]
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== Actors/Actresses ==
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* [[Gong Li]] -- [[User: RisR|RisR]]
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== Movies ==
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* [[Farewell My Concubine]] -- [[User:Licia K|Licia K]] 00:23, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
 
* [[Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress]]  -- [[User:Hollyspendlove|Hollyspendlove]]
 
* [[Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress]]  -- [[User:Hollyspendlove|Hollyspendlove]]
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* [[Infernal_Affairs_and_The_Departed]]  -- [[User:Jon|Jon]]
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* [[A Beautiful Life]] -- [[User:Jacob|Jacob]], Mat
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* [[Chungking Express]] -- [[User:Licia K|Licia K]] 00:23, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
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== 5th Generation: Discussion Topics ==
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* Family/Cuisine - Ang Lee: The Wedding Banquet-- Hannah
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= Martial Arts =
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== Overview ==
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== Actors ==
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* [[Jackie Chan]] -- [[User:RisR.|RisR.]], Robert
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== Movies ==
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* [[Enter_The_Dragon]] -- [[User:Jon|Jon]]
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* [[Ip Man]], [[Ip Man 2]] -- [[User:Jacob|Jacob]]
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* Zhang Yimou: House of Flying Daggers; Jet Li -- Mat
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* Stephen Chow: Shaolin Soccer -- Hannah
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= Sixth Generation =
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== Overview ==
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== Directors ==
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== Actors ==
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== Movies ==
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== 6th Generation: Discussion Topics ==
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= Readings in turn 2 =
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= General Discussion Topics =
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* [[Hong_Kong_Film_Awards]] -- [[User:Jon|Jon]]
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* [[Comedies (Screwball)]] -- [[User:Keeley X.|Keeley X.]]
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* [[Chinese Emotions]]  -- [[User:Hollyspendlove|Hollyspendlove]]
 
* [[Success of Chinese Film Since 1984]] -- [[User:Keeley X.|Keeley X.]]
 
* [[Success of Chinese Film Since 1984]] -- [[User:Keeley X.|Keeley X.]]
 
* [[Beijing Film Academy]] -- [[User:RisR.|RisR.]]
 
* [[Beijing Film Academy]] -- [[User:RisR.|RisR.]]
* [[Enter_The_Dragon]] -- [[User:Jon|Jon]]
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* Ideology in Chinese Films -- Melanie
* [[Chinese Film Generations]]  -- [[User:Hollyspendlove|Hollyspendlove]]
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* Stars in Chinese films -- Robert
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* Masculinity in China -- Melanie

Revision as of 02:23, 8 February 2013

Click here to learn how to use this Wiki. Root 11:42, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Introduction

This UVU Wiki webpage examines a selection of films from internationally acclaimed Chinese film directors. It is based on a UVU course, in which students act as the film directors and present them, their philosophy, style, work and view from their perspective and put them into the context of Chinese film history.


Recommended Readings:

  • Berry, Michael. Speaking in Images: Interviews with Contemporary Chinese, Filmmakers. Columbia UP, 2005, ISBN 978-0231133319, A #417,632
  • Zhang Zhen (Editor), Jason McGrath (Contributor), Chris Berry (Contributor), Sheldon H. Lu (Contributor), Yinjing Zhang (Contributor), The Urban Generation: Chinese Cinema and Society at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century, Paperback, 464 pp., Duke University Press Books, March 7, 2007, ISBN: 9780822340744, A#655,344
  • Chris Berry, Chinese Films in Focus II, Paperback, 304 pp., British Film Institute; 2nd Revised edition edition, December 23, 2008, ISBN: 9781844572373, A #526,197


Beginnings: The Early Years (prior to 1949)

Movies

The Early Years: Discussion Topics


Fifth Generation

Overview

Directors

Actors/Actresses


Movies

5th Generation: Discussion Topics

  • Family/Cuisine - Ang Lee: The Wedding Banquet-- Hannah


Martial Arts

Overview

Actors

Movies


  • Zhang Yimou: House of Flying Daggers; Jet Li -- Mat
  • Stephen Chow: Shaolin Soccer -- Hannah

Sixth Generation

Overview

Directors

Actors

Movies

6th Generation: Discussion Topics

General Discussion Topics