CHIN 2052 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: List Of Muppets, Trauma Trigger, French New Wave
25 Apr 2016
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1986-1992: new phase of hk action films by john woo: western and eastern influences; chinese themes in gangster and cop movies; popularity in west. Born 9146 in mainland; emigrated to hk at end of 1950s; poverty, isolation . Solace in films: influenced by hollywood and cantonese. Injected many christian themes into his films which blended the west and east. Shaw rothers, then golden harvest: unsuccessful kf films in 1970s. Cinema city, 1980s: slapstick comedies = popular but woo"s disinterest. Patronage of tsui hark (outic): a better tomorrow (1986) with chow yun. Followed by the killer of 1989, bullet in the head in 1990, and hard boiled. Transformed action movie genre, made chow international movie star. Family poverty: quit school at 17, odd jobs. Auditioned for tvb (shaw brothers): romantic hero of soap operas, then films. Woo"s casting in 1986-1992 films: chow as modern knight a strong man with a good heart: combination of sincere passion and effortless cool (the.
