Jenny Kwok Wah Lau
Biographic Data
| ID | 5415805 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jenny Kwok Wah Lau |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jenny Kwok Wah |
| FAMILY NAME | Lau |
| SIGNATURE | LAU J K W |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Cinema of Hong Kong
The Cinema of Hong Kong examines one of the most popular, dynamic, and important cinema traditions in the history of film. Providing an overview of major directors, genres, and stars, from its origins to the present, this volume examines Hong Kong cinema in historical, transnational, cultural and political contexts. Individual chapters focus on Hong Kong cinema before and during World War II, the cinema of the turbulent 1960s, its rise to world p…
Besides Fists and Blood
The Image of Hong Kong Cinema in the United States. Hong Kong cinema began to gain popularity in the United States in the seventies primarily through the English-dubbed versions of Kung-fu films. Before that time, Kung-fu films were attractive only to a relatively small audience of martial arts fans and Chinatown immigrants, who managed to provide a stable market for these inexpensive films. Even though by 1979 the genres of Kung-fu (and Wu-Xia)'…
Besides Fists and Blood
The Image of Hong Kong Cinema in the United States. Hong Kong cinema began to gain popularity in the United States in the seventies primarily through the English-dubbed versions of Kung-fu films. Before that time, Kung-fu films were attractive only to a relatively small audience of martial arts fans and Chinatown immigrants, who managed to provide a stable market for these inexpensive films. Even though by 1979 the genres of Kung-fu (and Wu-Xia)'…
Besides Fists and Blood
The Image of Hong Kong Cinema in the United States. Hong Kong cinema began to gain popularity in the United States in the seventies primarily through the English-dubbed versions of Kung-fu films. Before that time, Kung-fu films were attractive only to a relatively small audience of martial arts fans and Chinatown immigrants, who managed to provide a stable market for these inexpensive films. Even though by 1979 the genres of Kung-fu (and Wu-Xia)'…
The Cinema of Hong Kong
The Cinema of Hong Kong examines one of the most popular, dynamic, and important cinema traditions in the history of film. Providing an overview of major directors, genres, and stars, from its origins to the present, this volume examines Hong Kong cinema in historical, transnational, cultural and political contexts. Individual chapters focus on Hong Kong cinema before and during World War II, the cinema of the turbulent 1960s, its rise to world p…
Art (2 works) · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics (2 works) · Visual arts (2 works) · Art history (1 work) · asia (1 work) · Asian Culture and Media Studies (1 work) · china (1 work) · Cinema/Film: Book (1 work) · Comedy (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work)