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Auteur(s) : Bettinson, Gary
Titre(s) : The sensuous cinema of Wong Kar-Wai [Texte imprimé] : film poetics and the aesthetic of disturbance / Gary Bettinson
Publication : Hong Kong : Hong Kong university press, ©2015
Description matérielle : 156 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Comprend : Acknowledgments ; Wong Kar-wai and the poetics of Hong Kong cinema ; Romantic overtures
: music in Chungking express ; Partial views : visual style and the aesthetic of
disturbance ; Parallel lives : poetics of the postproduction plot ; Frustrating
formulas : popular genre and In the mood for love ; Appropriations, reflections,
and future directions.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-149) and index
The widely acclaimed films of Wong Kar-wai are characterized by their sumptuous yet
complex visual and sonic style. This study of Wong's filmmaking techniques uses a
poetics approach to examine how form, music, narration, characterization, genre and
other artistic elements work together to produce certain effects on audiences. Bettinson
argues that Wong's films are permeated by an aesthetic of sensuousness and "disturbance"
achieved through techniques such as narrative interruptions, facial masking, opaque
cuts, and other complex strategies. The effect is to jolt the viewer out of complete
aesthetic absorption. Each of the chapters focuses on a single aspect of Wong's filmmaking.
The book also discusses Wong's influence on other filmmakers in Hong Kong and around
the world. The Sensuous Cinema of Wong Kar-wai will appeal to all who are interested
in authorship and aesthetics in film studies, to scholars in Asian studies, media
and cultural studies, and to anyone with an interest in Hong Kong cinema in general,
and Wong's films in particular
Sujet(s) : Wong, Kar-wai (1958-....) -- Critique et interprétation
Cinéma -- Esthétique -- Hong Kong (Chine)
Poétique
Indice(s) Dewey :
791.430 233092 (23e éd.) = Cinéma - Réalisation - Biographie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9888139290. - ISBN 9789888139293
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44331124p
Notice n° :
FRBNF44331124
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