nam a22 a 4500 37983 37983 31807 BD-DhAAL 20211121125608.0 170523t20152015cc af b 001 0 eng d 9888139290 9789888139293 YDXCP eng YDXCP rda BDX OCLCQ OCLCO JHE OCLCQ GPM OCLCF UKMGB BTCTA VT2 NUI DLC BD-DhAAL 791.430233092 23 Bettinson, Gary, author. 21100 The sensuous cinema of Wong Kar-Wai : film poetics and the aesthetic of disturbance / Gary Bettinson. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2015. 156 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-149) and index. Acknowledgments -- 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. The 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. ENH Wong, Kar-wai, 1958- Criticism and interpretation. 21101 Wong, Kar-wai, 1958- fast 21103 Motion pictures China Aesthetics. 21102 Motion pictures Aesthetics. fast 21104 English literature. 42903 China. fast 21105 Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast 42904 Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks ddc BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 BRACUL BRACUL GEN 2017-05-22 Trim Education 6737.00 4 42 791.430233092 BET 3010031807 2024-01-25 2023-08-16 1 6737.00 2017-05-22 BK