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On the Margins of Realism: Tracing Alternative Aesthetics in a Century of Chinese Cinema

On the Margins of Realism: Tracing Alternative Aesthetics in a Century of Chinese Cinema

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Chinese ArtFilm Studies

ISBN10: 103281571X
ISBN13: 9781032815718
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Mar 31 2025
Pages: 186
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This book argues that alternative aesthetics to realism have always existed in Chinese cinema throughout its history, from the early silent era to the new century. These alternative aesthetics are closely linked to the indigenous Chinese ontology of cinema, namely shadowplay (yingxi).

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