10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WUXIA»
Discover the use of
wuxia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
wuxia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Chinese Martial Arts Cinema: The
Wuxia Tradition
This is the first comprehensive, fully-researched account of the historical and contemporary development of the traditional martial arts genre in the Chinese cinema known as wuxia (literal translation: martial chivalry) - a genre which ...
2
Multiple Interplays: Americans' Perceptions of Two Chinese ...
... on their cultural background. He finds from the questionnaires that most of the
US respondents like this movie because as a Wuxia genre film, this movie is
refreshing to them, and is very different from the Kung Fu genre they are familiar
with.
3
Art, Politics, and Commerce in Chinese Cinema
The historical or historicist proclivities of wuxia have often been invoked by
filmmakers and proponents of the genre as testimony of it being a “national form”
(minzu xingshi) or something akin to the concept. Du Yunzhi, the veteran film
critic ...
Ying Zhu, Stanley Rosen, 2010
4
Jet Li: Chinese Masculinity and Transnational Film Stardom
Leon Hunt concludes that 'the relationship between the terms “kung fu” and “
wuxia” is both complex and context-specific' (2006: 2). In this book, I adopt the
most common Chinese perception and treat kung fu films as a subgenre of wuxia
films.
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Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
Nicolae Sfetcu. ○ House of Flying Daggers (2004) — globally released wuxia. ○
Kung Fu Hustle (2004) - Stephen Chow's mo lei tau (ແྚ಄) parody of the wuxia
genre, and one of the highest grossing films in Hong Kong's history ...
7
Asian Popular Culture: The Global (Dis)continuity
Withinthe Chineseculturalsphere,the wuxia genre of games accounts for at least
20 percent of the market in Taiwan, and more than half of the market in China.
Wuxia figures prominently inthepopular cultureof Chinesespeaking areas by way
of ...
8
A Companion to Chinese Cinema
The wuxia shenguai film was a money-spinning genre in the best of times, but it
could still be counted on to pull in the masses during hard times. In 1932 the film
industry was facing bankruptcy. The economy of Shanghai's hinterland, based on
...
9
Cinema Taiwan: Politics, Popularity and State of the Arts
It is notable that in the recent renaissance of Chinese-language cinema, wenyi
and wuxia return together as powerful source materials for filmmakers to venture
onto global screens. Examples include In theMoodforLove (2000, wenyi); Hero ...
Darrell William Davis, Ru-shou Robert Chen, 2007
10
Wuxi:
Wuxia, Jianghu, the Legend of Sword and Fairy
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WUXIA»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
wuxia is used in the context of the following news items.
A stoic Shu Qi stalks her prey in the trailer for Hou Hsiao-hsien's The …
The A.V. Club's Ignatiy Vishnevetsky took note of Hou Hsiao-hsien's wuxia tale of acrobatic swordplay, calling The Assassin the most beautiful film at Cannes. «A.V. Club Denver/Boulder, Aug 15»
Hou Hsiao-Hsien's Wuxia Epic 'The Assassin' Astonishes Cannes
The historic plot machinations of "The Assassin" are tricky to follow for westerners not steeped in wuxia culture. The simple version of the story involves a young ... «Indie Wire, May 15»
The Assassin: recensione del wuxia di Hou Hsiao-Hsien in concorso …
A un occhio inesperto, il rischio è che con i wuxia, i film di cappa e spada orientali, possano sembrare tutti uguali, per via di un nucleo di trame ricorrenti, ... «ComingSoon.it, May 15»
Blade & Soul confirmed for this winter, NCsoft West finally localizing …
First came Korea, then cake China, Japan and Taiwan, but now Blade & Soul is finally gearing up for western release. It's the wuxia-inspired martial arts MMO ... «Neoseeker, May 15»
Wuxia Receives a Special Mention at the 2015 Numix Awards
TORONTO, May 20, 2015 /CNW/ - Groupe Media TFO is proud to announce that the Wuxia project has earned a special mention from the jury at Grand Prix ... «Canada NewsWire, May 15»
The Met's China Exhibit: Thoughtful, Beautiful, and Surprisingly …
Clockwise from top: Balenciaga dresses in the silk gallery, Craig Green in the Wuxia gallery, and John Galliano for Dior in the Anna May Wong gallery. Photos: ... «Racked, May 15»
Love letter to the wuxia genre
THE Theatre Practice's original wuxia play is the most handsome, high-kicking production one has seen so far this year. The elegant set designs by Wong Chee ... «THE BUSINESS TIMES, Apr 15»
Theatre review: Theatre Practice's first Chinese martial arts play is a …
Written by Liu Xiaoyi and directed by Kuo Jian Hong, the play grapples with a familiar wuxia scenario - the bloodshed unleashed when various martial arts sects ... «The Straits Times, Mar 15»
WHITE HAIRED WITCH: New US Trailer For The Wuxia Fantasy
Jacob Cheung's wuxia fantasy White Haired Witch hits DVD, Blu-Ray and VOD on March 10th from Well Go USA and we've got the new US trailer to share for ... «TwitchFilm, Feb 15»
1001 Fights: Wuxia chivalry took Alibaba's Jack Ma to the top
Throughout his youth Ma enjoyed reading wuxia novels with their chivalric tales of martial arts heroes, which instilled in him a strong sense of justice — but also ... «WantChinaTimes, Jan 15»
