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John Woos Bullet in the Head by Tony Williams (English) Paperback Book
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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN-13
- 9789622099685
- Book Title
- John Woos Bullet in the Head
- ISBN
- 9789622099685
- Subject Area
- Performing Arts
- Publication Name
- John Woo's Bullet in the Head
- Publisher
- Hong KONG University Press
- Item Length
- 7.5 in
- Subject
- Film / History & Criticism
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.4 in
- Item Weight
- 8 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 144 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Hong KONG University Press
ISBN-10
9622099688
ISBN-13
9789622099685
eBay Product ID (ePID)
73342626
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
John Woo's Bullet in the Head
Subject
Film / History & Criticism
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Performing Arts
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Item Length
7.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
The book makes a compelling case for examining Bullet in the Head as the high point of John Woo's career in Hong Kong. Williams's knowledge of Hong Kong cinema is encyclopedic, and the book effectively highlights the unique place of this 'apocalyptic mel|9789622099685|, This is an excellent study of John Woo's Bullet in the Head that will appeal to both students of Hong Kong and other popular Asian cinemas as well as academics working in the field. Williams persuasively locates Woo's most personal and gruelling film wit|9789622099685|
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
791.4372
Synopsis
Though underappreciated in contemporary film criticism, Bullet in the Head is a landmark in John Woo's career as a film director. Featuring strong early work by Hong Kong stars such as Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and Simon Yam, the film functions both as modern Jacobean revenge tragedy and as an allegory of fears surrounding the Tiananmen Square incident for Hong Kong residents facing reunification with China. Detailing the circumstances surrounding production and the role of leading stars, Tony Williams argues for the film's central importance as a major triumph of dynamic Asian cinema and assesses its significance both for Hong Kong cinema and Woo's later career., This 1990 film is quite different from the previous two John Woo films profiled by NHKC books-- A Better Tomorrow and The Killer --being a more ambitious geopolitical drama that has been compared with The Deer Hunter and Apocalypse Now . Some critics (and
LC Classification Number
PN1997
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