COM-261 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Shaw Brothers Studio, Beijing Film Academy, Zhang Yimou
8 May 2017
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Black/dark, red, red & yellow, blue, white, green. In 1978, beijing film academy reopens & in 1982 the first student class graduates ushering new filmmakers called the fifth generation . 5th generation created a renaissance in chinese filmmaking, that reached. Films retained a political edge, explored issues, focused on everyday struggles, adopted complex plots, ambiguous symbolism, & evocative imagery. The film"s open endings were inspired by the european film movements. Most 6th generations films are labeled illegal films in china because they never were submitted in the censorship process that all films must pass before production. Notable films: farewell my concubine, mama, still life, the world. The shaw brothers studio- the oldest in hong kong distributed martial art films also know as wuxia pian films (translation: martial chivalry) Bruce lee and kung fu films emerge in late 1960s-early 1970s with. Enter the dragon (a partial hollywood) being the most internationally successful martial arts film of its day.
