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• catalog abstract "After graduating from the Beijing Film Academy in 1982, directors like Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou revolutionized Chinese cinema with Red Sorghum, Farewell My Concubine, Yellow Earth, Raise the Red Lantern, and other international successes. Memoirs from the Beijing Film Academy tells the riveting story of this class of 1982, China's famous "Fifth Generation" of filmmakers. It is the first insider's account of this renowned cohort to appear in English. Covering these directors' formative experiences during China's tumultuous Cultural Revolution and later at the Beijing Film Academy, Ni Zhen--who was both their screenwriter and teacher--provides unique insights into the origins of the Fifth Generation's creativity. Memoirs from the Beijing Film Academy illuminates the Fifth Generation in light of the social and political history of contemporary China. While it addresses the collective identity of the filmmakers, most of whom were born in the late 1940s or early 1950s, it also examines how they view themselves and relate to one another. Ni Zhen has supplemented his personal knowledge of these directors with new interviews conducted for this volume. Intervening in current debates, he argues against mistaken postcolonial criticisms which allege that these filmmakers marketed an exotic image of China to Western audiences. He also demonstrates the diversity of the Fifth Generation, commenting on the breadth of styles and themes explored by its members and introducing a range of male and female directors, cinematographers, and production designers famous in China but less well-known internationally. The book contains vivid descriptions of the production processes of two pioneering films--One and Eight and Yellow Earth.".
• catalog contributor b12561970.
• catalog created "2002.".
• catalog date "2002".
• catalog date "2002.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
• catalog description "Admission -- Noses to the grindstone -- First steps -- Graduation -- Postscript.".
• catalog description "After graduating from the Beijing Film Academy in 1982, directors like Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou revolutionized Chinese cinema with Red Sorghum, Farewell My Concubine, Yellow Earth, Raise the Red Lantern, and other international successes. Memoirs from the Beijing Film Academy tells the riveting story of this class of 1982, China's famous "Fifth Generation" of filmmakers. It is the first insider's account of this renowned cohort to appear in English. Covering these directors' formative experiences during China's tumultuous Cultural Revolution and later at the Beijing Film Academy, Ni Zhen--who was both their screenwriter and teacher--provides unique insights into the origins of the Fifth Generation's creativity. Memoirs from the Beijing Film Academy illuminates the Fifth Generation in light of the social and political history of contemporary China. While it addresses the collective identity of the filmmakers, most of whom were born in the late 1940s or early 1950s, it also examines how they view themselves and relate to one another. Ni Zhen has supplemented his personal knowledge of these directors with new interviews conducted for this volume. Intervening in current debates, he argues against mistaken postcolonial criticisms which allege that these filmmakers marketed an exotic image of China to Western audiences. He also demonstrates the diversity of the Fifth Generation, commenting on the breadth of styles and themes explored by its members and introducing a range of male and female directors, cinematographers, and production designers famous in China but less well-known internationally. The book contains vivid descriptions of the production processes of two pioneering films--One and Eight and Yellow Earth.".
• catalog description "Filmography: p. [207]-212.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-223) and index.".
• catalog extent "xvii, 233 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Memoirs from the Beijing Film Academy: the genesis of China's fifth generation.".
• catalog identifier "0822329565 (alk. paper)".
• catalog identifier "0822329700 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "Memoirs from the Beijing Film Academy: the genesis of China's fifth generation.".
• catalog isPartOf "Asia-Pacific".
• catalog issued "2002".
• catalog issued "2002.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Durham : Duke University Press,".
• catalog relation "Memoirs from the Beijing Film Academy: the genesis of China's fifth generation.".
• catalog spatial "China".
• catalog spatial "China.".
• catalog subject "791.43/0233/092251 B 21".
• catalog subject "Beijing dian ying xue yuan History.".
• catalog subject "Motion picture producers and directors China Biography.".
• catalog subject "Motion pictures China.".
• catalog subject "PN1993.5.C4 N52 2002".
• catalog tableOfContents "Admission -- Noses to the grindstone -- First steps -- Graduation -- Postscript.".
• catalog title "Memoirs from the Beijing Film Academy : the genesis of China's fifth generation / Ni Zhen ; translated by Chris Berry.".
• catalog type "Biography. fast".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".