Chinese movie magazines : from Charlie Chaplin to Chairman Mao, 1921-1951 /
Showcasing an exotic, eclectic and rare array of covers from more than five hundred movie publications from a glamorous bygone age, Chinese Movie Magazines sheds fresh light on China's film industry during a transformative period of its history. Expertly curated by collector and Chinese cinema...
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| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
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[2018]
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| Summary: | Showcasing an exotic, eclectic and rare array of covers from more than five hundred movie publications from a glamorous bygone age, Chinese Movie Magazines sheds fresh light on China's film industry during a transformative period of its history. Expertly curated by collector and Chinese cinema specialist Paul Fonoroff, this volume provides insightful commentary relating the magazines to the times in which they were created, embracing everything from cinematic trends to politics and world events, along with gossip, fashion and pop culture. The cover designs reflected the diverse contents of the publications, ranging from sophisticated Art Deco drawings by acclaimed artists to glamorous photos of top Chinese and Hollywood celebrities, including Ruan Lingyu, Butterfly Wu, Ingrid Bergman and Shirley Temple. Organized thematically within a chronological structure, this visually extraordinary volume includes many rare illustrations from the Paul Kendel Fonoroff Collection in Berkeley's C.V. Starr East Asian Library, the largest collection of eastern movie memorabilia outside China. |
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| Item Description: | "From the Paul Kendel Fonoroff Collection for Chinese Film Studies, C.V. Starr East Asian Library, University of California, Berkeley." "First published in the United Kingdom in 2018 by Thames & Hudson Ltd."--colophon. |
| Physical Description: | 288 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520300484 0520300483 |