Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-337) and index.
Introduction: youth, cities, and the globalization of art cinema. The mise en scène of modernity: the French New Wave, Paris, and the global 1960s -- Walking in the city -- New wave futures -- The urban archipelago: Taiwan's new wave and the East Asian economic boom -- Morning in the megacity: Taiwan and the globalization of the city film -- The haunting of Taipei -- Chinese cinema in a world of flows: the new wave in the P.R.C. -- The fifth generation and the youth of China -- On living in a young city.
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"The Age of New Waves presents a trenchant global and comparative study of new wave cinemas, from the French nouvelle vague to films from Taiwan, mainland China, and the U.S. in the late twentieth century. Drawing on a diverse array of filmmakers--Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Jia Zhangke, Arthur Penn, Melvin Van Peebles, and others--James Tweedie highlights the integral roles played by youth and urban centers in the proliferation of new waves throughout the world."--Back cover.