edited by George S. Semsel, Chen Xihe, and Xia Hong ; foreword by John Lent
xxvi, 204 pages ;
25 cm
Contains articles translated from Chinese
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-194) and index
Innovation in social and cinematic ideas / Zhong Dianfei -- The modern consciousness of the filmmaker / Wang Zhongming -- After Yellow Earth / Ni Zhen -- The debate over Horse thief / Xia Hong -- Historical roots and modern consciousness : a new view of Chinese film / Chen Xihe -- The cultural film : a noticeable change / Li Suyuan -- An historical survey of Yingxi theory / Zhong Dafeng -- On reading Xia Yan's Problems of screenwriting / Dai Jinhua -- The entertainment film : dialogue I / Yao Xiaomong -- The entertainment film : dialogue II / Shen Jiming -- The entertainment film : dialogue III / Rao Shuguang -- A response to the issue of the contemporary entertainment film / Shao Mujun -- Contemporary Chinese entertainment films : a summary of a symposium / Zhang Wei -- The inequities and biases of film theory / Zhou Yu, Li Chao and Zhao Baohua
What is film? : a new look at the question / Li Tuo, Zhong Dafeng and Hao Dazheng -- Film : a myth with hidden ideologies / Yao Xiaomong and Hu Ke -- Scattered thoughts on the value of film theory / Li Shaobai