Chow Yun-Fat and Territories of Hong Kong Stardom |
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| Author:
| Feng, Lin |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4744-3751-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2018 |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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As one of the most popular and versatile Hong Kong film stars, Chow Yun-fat has enjoyed international success over the last four decades. Using Chow's transnational and trans-regional star persona as a case study, Lin Feng examines Hong Kong stardom within and across a number of historical, geographical and cultural boundaries. By highlighting the complex redefinitions of local and global, traditional and modern, and East and West, that Chow's image has undergone, the book engages with...
More DescriptionAs one of the most popular and versatile Hong Kong film stars, Chow Yun-fat has enjoyed international success over the last four decades. Using Chow's transnational and trans-regional star persona as a case study, Lin Feng examines Hong Kong stardom within and across a number of historical, geographical and cultural boundaries. By highlighting the complex redefinitions of local and global, traditional and modern, and East and West, that Chow's image has undergone, the book engages with debates on globalisation and Asian male stardom beyond martial arts and action cinema.