Johnnie To Kei-Fung's PTU /
PTU is an underappreciated noir masterpiece by one of Hong Kong's most prolific and commercially successful directors. In terms of character development and psychological complexity, Mike Ingham argues that PTU is the most aesthetically rigorous and satisfying of To's many films.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hong Kong : London :
Hong Kong University Press ; Eurospan [distributor],
2009.
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Colección: | New Hong Kong cinema.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Series Preface; Acknowledgements; 1
- Introducing the Film; Introducing Johnnie
- 'One of Our Own'; 2
- 'Into the Perilous Night'
- Police and Gangsters in the Hong Kong Mean Streets; 3
- 'Expect the Unexpected'
- PTU's Narrative and Aesthetics; 4
- The Coda: What's the Story?
- Morning Glory!; Notes; Appendix: An interview with Johnnie To; Credits; Bibliography.