The relation between Chinese Cinema and Hollywood Cinema

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The Chinese 5th Generation Film Makers

From 1980’s to Now

Abstract ………………………………………………………………… i

Introduction …………………………………………………………. 1

ContentInfluence of 5th Generation Cinema in ChinaThe Impact of Chinese Cinema and

Hollywood CinemaHollywood Chinese CinemaToday’s Chinese 5th Generation CinemaConclusion

Table of Content

Introduction

What is Chinese 5th Generation Cinema

5th Generation Cinema: Post-socialism Cinema

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The Great Cultural Revolution (1966 - 1976)

Inside China, the Cultural Revolution is frequently referred to as “the decade of chaos” (shiniandongluan).

Deng’s Policy of “Reform” and “Open Up”

Deng Xiaoping

Chinese 5th Generation Filmmakers

Chen Kaige

Zhang Yimou Wu Ziniu

Tian Zhuangzhuang Huang Jianxin

Influence of 5th Generation Cinema in China

•29th London Film Festival London, UK.Best Director Sutherland Trophy

•38th Locarno International Film Festival1985Locarno, Switzerland.Silver Leopard

•7th Festival of Three Contients Nantes, France.Best Cinematography

•5th Hawaii International Film Festival.Eastman Kodak Best Cinematography

Mobile Film Projection Team

“Scar” Literature

Directed by Zhang Yimou In 1994

Be banned until today in China

The Impact of Chinese Cinema and Hollywood Cinema

Love, Freedom, Desire, Justice and American Dream

Who Influenced Whom?

Today’s Chinese 5th Generation Cinema

A Film by Zhang Yimou in 2006.It cost US$45 million.

Chinese cinema is learning from Hollywood cinema, and one day it will become a real Chinese postsocialism cinema.

In Conclusion

Chris Berry (2004) Postsocialist Cinema in Post-Mao China. Edward Beauchamp University of Hawaii.

Thompson K. & Bordwell D. (2010) Film History: An Introduction, 3rd Edition. McGraw-Hill International Edition.

Wong & Cindy H. (2011) Film Festivals: culture, people, and power on the global screen. Rutgers University Press.

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