"Lights! Camera! Kaishi! is much more than a book of thorough and
revealing interviews with today's Chinese film directors. Organized
thematically, it is an excellent introduction to the contemporary
Chinese film industry in the age of the market economy. From Jia
Zhangke, winner of the 2006 Venice Golden Lion for Still Life to
super blogger and female director Xu Jinglei, Lights! Camera!
Kaishi! introduces a new generation of Chinese film directors to
the world."
--Chris Berry, Professor of Film and TV Studies, Goldsmiths
College, University of London"Lights! Camera! Kaishi! offers a
unique perspective on the current Chinese film industry and the
efforts of 21 leading young filmmakers to move that industry in a
positive direction. By having these directors address a single
broad theme in each chapter, we are able to listen as they, in
effect, talk to each other about nine of the most pressing issues
facing filmmakers and Chinese cinema today. In the course of these
interviews we are able to see how these directors differ from each
other in personal and professional experiences as well as in their
philosophical outlooks. This is an excellent choice as a text for
classes in contemporary Chinese cinema and will prove equally
valuable for conducting research on the Chinese film industry."
--Stanley Rosen, Professor of Political Science; University of
Southern California"Lights! Camera! Kaishi! is an insightful study
of the emergence of a new generation of filmmakers in mainland
China. It contains illuminating interviews with the leading
directors and sheds light on a whole range of important issues
including: independent cinema; censorship; the film industry; and
globalization. With this collaborative work, Sun and Li have made a
significant contribution to Chinese film studies and provided us a
useful and valuable resource."
--Sheldon Lu, Professor of Chinese Cinema and Literature;
University of California, Davis
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