{"product_id":"the-cinema-of-stephen-chow-gary-bettinson-9781350362130","title":"The Cinema of Stephen Chow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn in-depth exploration of the stardom and authorship of Stephen Chow Sing-chi, one of Hong Kong cinema's most enduringly popular stars and among its most commercially successful directors.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the West, Stephen Chow is renowned as the ground-breaking director and star of global blockbusters such as \u003ci\u003eKung Fu Hustle\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and \u003ci\u003eShaolin Soccer\u003c\/i\u003e (2001). Among Hong Kong audiences, Chow is celebrated as the leading purveyor of local comedy, popularising the so-called \u003ci\u003emo-lei-tau\u003c\/i\u003e (\"gibberish\") brand of Cantonese vernacular humour, and cultivating a style of madcap comedy that often masks a trenchant social commentary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This volume approaches Chow from a diverse range of critical perspectives. Each of the essays, written by a host of renowned international scholars, offers compelling new interpretations of familiar hits such as \u003ci\u003eFrom Beijing with Love\u003c\/i\u003e (1994) and \u003ci\u003eJourney to the West\u003c\/i\u003e (2013). The detailed case studies of seminal local and global movies provide overdue critical attention to Chow's filmmaking, highlighting the aesthetic power, economic significance, and cultural impact of his films in both domestic and global markets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Bettinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350362131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350362130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d","brand":"Gary Bettinson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46526674927871,"sku":"9781350362130","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b7c603a0-1b8e-4849-bcff-8b6bb7b93b2d.jpg?v=1737556843","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cinema-of-stephen-chow-gary-bettinson-9781350362130","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}