Legacies of the Drunken Master : politics of the body in Hong Kong kung fu comedy films /

"In 1978 the films Snake in the Eagle's Shadow and Drunken Master, both starring a young Jackie Chan, caused a stir in the Hong Kong cinema industry and changed the landscape of martial arts cinema. Mixing virtuoso displays of acrobatic kung fu with knockabout humor to huge box office succ...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: White, Luke, Ph. D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2020]
Series:Asia pop!
Subjects:
Martial arts films > China > Hong Kong > History and criticism.
Comedy films > China > Hong Kong > History and criticism.
Human body in motion pictures.
Violence in motion pictures.
Masculinity in motion pictures.
Films d'arts martiaux > Chine > Hongkong > Histoire et critique.
Films comiques > Chine > Hongkong > Histoire et critique.
Corps humain au cinéma.
Violence au cinéma.
Masculinité au cinéma.
PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / General.
Comedy films
Human body in motion pictures
Martial arts films
Masculinity in motion pictures
Violence in motion pictures
China > Hong Kong
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Carnival
  • Utopia
  • Violence
  • Hysteria
  • Masculinity
  • Legacies
  • Inheritors.

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