{"product_id":"the-cinema-of-stephen-chow-paperback","title":"The Cinema of Stephen Chow - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary Bettinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMark Gallagher\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGary Bettinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Volume Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Bettinson \u003c\/b\u003eis Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at Lancaster University, UK. He is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sensuous Cinema of Wong Kar-wai\u003c\/i\u003e (2015). He is co-editor (with James Udden) of \u003ci\u003eThe Poetics of Chinese Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), and (with Daniel Martin) of \u003ci\u003eHong Kong Horror Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (2018). He is chief editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eAsian Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVivian P.Y. Lee\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Chinese and History at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. She is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of Glamour: The Left-wing Studio Network in Hong Kong Cinema in the Cold War Era and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e (2020) and \u003ci\u003eHong Kong Cinema since 1997: the Post-nostalgic Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e (2009). She is editor of \u003ci\u003eEast Asian Cinemas: Regional Flows and Global Transformations\u003c\/i\u003e (2011).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53344362004787,"sku":"9781350362178","price":78.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Wo7_uFKyaC9781350362178.webp?v=1778725196","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-cinema-of-stephen-chow-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}