02609nam a2200313 a 450000100060000000300090000600500170001500800410003202000150007302000180008804001090010608200220021510000300023724501080026726000520037530000770042750400670050450503630057152010620093452600080199660000570200460000320206165000400209365000390213365000240217265100170219665500420221385200400225531807BD-DhAAL20211121125608.0170523t20152015cc af    b    001 0 eng d  a9888139290  a9789888139293  aYDXCPbengcYDXCPerdadBDXdOCLCQdOCLCOdJHEdOCLCQdGPMdOCLCFdUKMGBdBTCTAdVT2dNUIdDLCdBD-DhAAL04a791.4302330922231 aBettinson, Gary,eauthor.14aThe sensuous cinema of Wong Kar-Wai :bfilm poetics and the aesthetic of disturbance /cGary Bettinson.  aHong Kong :bHong Kong University Press,c2015.  a156 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :bcolor illustrations ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 141-149) and index.0 aAcknowledgments -- Wong Kar-wai and the poetics of Hong Kong cinema -- Romantic overtures : music in Chungking express -- Partial views : visual style and the aesthetic of disturbance -- Parallel lives : poetics of the postproduction plot -- Frustrating formulas : popular genre and In the mood for love -- Appropriations, reflections, and future directions.  aThe widely acclaimed films of Wong Kar-wai are characterized by their sumptuous yet complex visual and sonic style. This study of Wong's filmmaking techniques uses a poetics approach to examine how form, music, narration, characterization, genre and other artistic elements work together to produce certain effects on audiences. Bettinson argues that Wong's films are permeated by an aesthetic of sensuousness and "disturbance" achieved through techniques such as narrative interruptions, facial masking, opaque cuts, and other complex strategies. The effect is to jolt the viewer out of complete aesthetic absorption. Each of the chapters focuses on a single aspect of Wong's filmmaking. The book also discusses Wong's influence on other filmmakers in Hong Kong and around the world. The Sensuous Cinema of Wong Kar-wai will appeal to all who are interested in authorship and aesthetics in film studies, to scholars in Asian studies, media and cultural studies, and to anyone with an interest in Hong Kong cinema in general, and Wong's films in particular.  aENH10aWong, Kar-wai,d1958-xCriticism and interpretation.17aWong, Kar-wai,d1958-2fast 0aMotion pictureszChinaxAesthetics. 7aMotion picturesxAesthetics.2fast 7aEnglish literature. 7aChina.2fast 7aCriticism, interpretation, etc.2fast  aAyesha Abed LibrarycGeneral Stacks