Semiotics of Exile in Contemporary Chinese Film [Hardcover]

Drawing on a variety of film semiotic theories, this book sheds light on works by mainland Chinese directors, Hong Kong New Wave directors, Taiwan New Cinema directors, and overseas Chinese directors. Zeng examines the cultural/historical implications of exile through the detailed analysis of film language and theoretical exploration.Semiotics of Photography and Exile Postmodernism and Semiotics of Exile Female Doubling and Postcolonial Exile Semiotics of Exile and Genre Upsetting: Xin Jin's Subversion of Melodrama in Hibiscus Town Failure of Root-searching in Cheng Kaige Semiotics of Exile and Displaced Film Codes: Jia Zhangke's Three Films

Hong Zeng presents a much-needed theoretical exploration of Chinese-language film. The theory of exile provides a shared platform to discuss not only a variety of otherwise non-comparable Chinese-language films but also some critical aspects of Chinese films that had been insufficiently studied. - Jie Zhang, assistant professor, Chinese Language, Literature and Cinema , Trinity College

Hong Zeng is an assistant professor of Chinese language, literature, and film at Carleton College.