World Film Locations: Shanghai

World Film Locations: Shanghai celebrates Shanghai's rich cinematic history, covering films from the 1930s to 2013. With essays that reflect the city's relationship to film and scene reviews of iconic titles, this book shows the cosmopolitan glamour through locations steeped in cinematic exoticism while also probing the reality behind the image.

About the author

John Berra is a lecturer in film and language studies at Tsinghua University and coeditor of World Film Locations: Beijing.Wei Ju is a lecturer in film and television studies at Tongji University.

Summary

World Film Locations: Shanghai celebrates Shanghai’s rich cinematic history, covering films from the 1930s to 2013. With essays that reflect the city’s relationship to film and scene reviews of iconic titles, this book shows the cosmopolitan glamour through locations steeped in cinematic exoticism while also probing the reality behind the image.

Product details

• Authors: John Berra, Wei Ju
• Assisted by: John Berra (Editor), John (Renmin University of China) Berra (Editor), Wei Ju (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.2014
• EAN: 9781783201990
• ISBN: 978-1-78320-199-0
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 228 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 294 g
• Illustrations: w. col. ill.
• Series: Intellect Books; Intellect Books - World Film L; World Film Locations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre