Hong Kong Cinema Since 1997 The Post-Nostalgic Imagination
Taking as its point of departure the three recurrent themes of nostalgia, memory and local histories, this book is an attempt to map out a new poetics - the 'post-nostalgic imagination' - in Hong Kong cinema in the first decade of Chinese rule.
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Hong Kong Cinema Since 1997 The Post-Nostalgic Imagination Vivian P. Y. Lee
© Vivian P. Y. Lee 2009 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2009 978-0-230-22143-7 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted her right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2009 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-30694-7 ISBN 978-0-230-24543-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230245433 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09
In memory of my brother, James Lee
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Contents
Introduction
1
Part I Time and Memory 1 Post-nostalgia: In the Mood for Love and 2046
21
2 Cinematic Remembrances: Ordinary Heroes and Little Cheung
43
3 Allegory, Kinship, and Redemption: Fu Bo and Isabella
66
Part II Schizophrenia, Amnesia, and Cinephilia 4 Lost in the Cosmopolitan Crime Zone: Johnnie To’s Urban Legends
87
5 The Kung Fu Hero in the Digital Age: Stephen Chow’s ‘Glocal’ Strategies
117
6 Karmic Redemption: Memory and Schizophrenia in Hong Kong Action Films
138
Part III In and Out 7 Migrants in a Strange City: (Dis-)Locating the China Imaginary
163
8 Outside the Nation: The Pan-Asian Trajectory of Applause Pictures
184
The Hong Kong Multiplex: An Unfolding Narrative
211
Notes
218
Hong Kong Cinema Since 1997: Glossary
236
Bibliography
242
Index
250
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Introduction
This book is a critical study of the developments of Hong Kong cinema after the tran
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