i) It is the first book on the general history of Chinese film spanning from the end of the 19th century to the present day. ii) It collects the most significant and latest studies both in China and abroad. iii) It analyses the most important Chinese films and filmmakers and is backed by most solid historical materials and documents. iv) It shows the functions of film in different historical phases of China and unveils the discourse mechanism and development patterns of Chinese films. v) It revisits and reinterprets important events in the development of Chinese cinema and aims to display the complexity and modernity of Chinese film history.

The early years of the history of Chinese film have lately been the subject of resurgent interest and a growing body of scholarship has come to recognise and identify an extraordinarily diverse and complex period. This volume explores the development of Chinese film from 1896 to 1949. The volume covers the screening of foreign films in Shanghai, Hong Kong and other coastal cities in China, the technological and industrial development of Chinese national cinema, key filmmakers and actors of early Chinese cinema, changing modes of representation and narration, as well as the social and cultural contexts within which early Chinese films were produced and circulated. The relationship between the War of Resistance against Japan and the Chinese civil war and Chinese film is also explored. The book will be essential reading for scholars and students in film studies, Chinese studies, cultural studies and media studies, helping readers develop a comprehensive understanding of Chinese film.

i) It is the first book on the general history of Chinese film spanning from the end of the 19th century to the present day. ii) It collects the most significant and latest studies both in China and abroad. iii) It analyses the most important Chinese films and filmmakers and is backed by most solid historical materials and documents. iv) It shows the functions of film in different historical phases of China and unveils the discourse mechanism and development patterns of Chinese films. v) It revisits and reinterprets important events in the development of Chinese cinema and aims to display the complexity and modernity of Chinese film history.

i) It is the first book on the general history of Chinese film spanning from the end of the 19th century to the present day. ii) It collects the most significant and latest studies both in China and abroad. iii) It analyses the most important Chinese films and filmmakers and is backed by most solid historical materials and documents. iv) It shows the functions of film in different historical phases of China and unveils the discourse mechanism and development patterns of Chinese films. v) It revisits and reinterprets important events in the development of Chinese cinema and aims to display the complexity and modernity of Chinese film history.

This book explores how Chinese films constructed an image of China in the 1980s through analyzing the characters, composition of space, and conflict patterns of the films. It also examines the relationship between the representations in Chinese cinema and the realities of Chinese society. The study analyzes the imagery, metaphors, and cultural values of Chinese films in the 1980s to discover the common creative focus of Chinese film directors at the time. It also examines the specific creative elements and cultural significance of Chinese cinema in the 1980s. This book is neither a "period history" of Chinese cinema in the 80s, nor a thematic study of the "fifth generation". Rather, it is an analysis of films as narrative texts that reflected on history. It uses the perspectives revealed by characters, narrative patterns, and conflicts in films of the 1980s to examine how the era was perceived at that time as well as how China's national future and individuals' personal futures were being conceptualized. This title will be a valuable resource for scholars and students of Chinese Studies, Contemporary China Studies, Film Studies, and those who are interested in Chinese culture and society in general.

i) It is the first book on the general history of Chinese film spanning from the end of the 19th century to the present day. ii) It collects the most significant and latest studies both in China and abroad. iii) It analyses the most important Chinese films and filmmakers and is backed by most solid historical materials and documents. iv) It shows the functions of film in different historical phases of China and unveils the discourse mechanism and development patterns of Chinese films. v) It revisits and reinterprets important events in the development of Chinese cinema and aims to display the complexity and modernity of Chinese film history.

i) It is the first book on the general history of Chinese film spanning from the end of the 19th century to the present day. ii) It collects the most significant and latest studies both in China and abroad. iii) It analyses the most important Chinese films and filmmakers and is backed by most solid historical materials and documents. iv) It shows the functions of film in different historical phases of China and unveils the discourse mechanism and development patterns of Chinese films. v) It revisits and reinterprets important events in the development of Chinese cinema and aims to display the complexity and modernity of Chinese film history.

The early years of the history of Chinese film have lately been the subject of resurgent interest and a growing body of scholarship has come to recognise and identify an extraordinarily diverse and complex period. This volume explores the development of Chinese film from 1896 to 1949. The volume covers the screening of foreign films in Shanghai, Hong Kong and other coastal cities in China, the technological and industrial development of Chinese national cinema, key filmmakers and actors of early Chinese cinema, changing modes of representation and narration, as well as the social and cultural contexts within which early Chinese films were produced and circulated. The relationship between the War of Resistance against Japan and the Chinese civil war and Chinese film is also explored. The book will be essential reading for scholars and students in film studies, Chinese studies, cultural studies and media studies, helping readers develop a comprehensive understanding of Chinese film.

i) It is the first book on the general history of Chinese film spanning from the end of the 19th century to the present day. ii) It collects the most significant and latest studies both in China and abroad. iii) It analyses the most important Chinese films and filmmakers and is backed by most solid historical materials and documents. iv) It shows the functions of film in different historical phases of China and unveils the discourse mechanism and development patterns of Chinese films. v) It revisits and reinterprets important events in the development of Chinese cinema and aims to display the complexity and modernity of Chinese film history.