{"product_id":"the-cinema-of-stephen-chow-vivian-p-y-lee-9781350362178","title":"The Cinema of Stephen Chow","description":"\u003cp\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 mo-lei-tau (\"gibberish\") brand of Cantonese vernacular humour, and cultivating a style of madcap comedy that often masks a trenchant social commentary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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 Vivian P. Y. Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350362174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350362178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.65d","brand":"Vivian P. Y. Lee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48484969480447,"sku":"9781350362178","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a814fe9d-9de1-4e40-a73e-acb931fe6a91.jpg?v=1778047041","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cinema-of-stephen-chow-vivian-p-y-lee-9781350362178","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}