HONG KONG BABYLON by Fredric Dannen, Quentin Tarantino (Foreword) ( 9780571190409 )

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Title:

HONG KONG BABYLON
AN INSIDER'S GUIDE TO THE HOLLYWOOD OF THE EAST

By:

Fredric Dannen, Quentin Tarantino (Foreword)

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0571190405

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9780571190409

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Publisher:

FABER & FABER

Pub. date:

23 June, 1997

Edition:

Main

Pages:

416

Description:

A study of Hong Kong cinema - a world in which actors risk their lives performing life-threatening stunts and explosive feats of martial arts; in which producers are part of triads and will resort to murder to secure a deal. The book also discusses Hong Kong's influence on Western film-makers.

Synopsis:

Hong Kong cinema embraces a wide spectrum of films, from mystical ghost stories set in a fabled past to the physical pyrotechnics of Jackie Chan and the violent urban-crime dramas of John Woo. This is a study of a world in which actors risk their lives performing life-threatening stunts and explosive feats of martial arts; in which producers are part of triads and will resort to murder to secure a deal or obtain an actor for a film. The book also sets out to show the the aesthetic of Hong Kong films has influenced Western film-makers - most particularly, Quentin Tarantino.

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16pp black & white illustrations

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