Contents - 6[-]Acknowledgments - 10[-]Introduction - 12[-] Panggung Wayang; Malaysian Cinema, Asian Film - 12[-] The Realities of Film Viewing - 13[-] The Scope of this Study - 22[-]Chapter 1: Border Crossings - 26[-] Introduction - 58[-] National Cinema and Genre - 28[-] Cross-cultural Analysis - 30[-] Transtextuality - 33[-] The Hamburger Western - 37[-] The Samurai Film and the Noodle Western - 39[-] The Samurai Film and the Hamburger Western - 40[-] The Sword Film and the Spaghetti Western - 42[-] The Spaghetti Western - 45[-] The Martial Arts Film and the Chop Suey Western - 48[-] The Stunt Film and the Curry Western - 52[-] Conclusion - 55[-]Chapter 2: Malaysian Society and Culture - 58[-] Introduction - 58[-] Identity - 59[-] National Identity and National Culture - 61[-] Malaysian Identity - 66[-] Pre-colonial Malaysia - 67[-] Foundational Narratives - 72[-] Colonial Malaysia - 78[-] Parsee Theatre and Bangsawan - 82[-] Postcolonial Malaysia - 88[-] The National Cultural Policy and its Consequences - 96[-] Conclusion - 102[-]Chapter 3: Film in Malaysia - 106[-] Introduction - 106[-] National Cinema - 107[-] National Cinema Texts - 110[-] The Film Industry and Film Culture in Malaysia - 117[-] Early Film-going in Malaya - 119[-] The British in Malaya - 120[-] Origins - 124[-] Laila Majnun, India and Indonesia - 125[-] Shaw Brothers - 130[-] The Golden Age - 133[-] The Indian Connection - 134[-] The Studio System - 135[-] P. Ramlee - 139[-] Indian Cinema - 142[-] Hong Kong Cinema - 142[-] Indonesian Cinema - 145[-] The Decline - 146[-] The Revival - 150[-] Government Assistance and Controls - 151[-] Hong Kong Cinema - 157[-] Indian Cinema - 159[-] Conclusion - 160[-]Chapter 4: Malaysian Cinema - 162[-] Introduction - 162[-] The Indian Cinema of the 1950's - 163[-] Hujan Panas - 167[-] Penarik Beca - 171[-] Hang Tuah - 177[-] Semerah Padi - 184[-] Hang Jebat - 192[-] Ibu Mertua-ku - 199[-] Matinya Seorang Patriot - 206[-] Fenomena - 213[-] Selubung - 219[-] Perempuan, Isteri &... - 226[-] Sembilu - 234[-] Conclusion - 241[-]Conclusion - 242[-]Notes - 250[-]Filmography - 266[-]Bibliography - 272[-]Index - 294
William van der Heide is a lecturer in the film studies programme at the University of Newcastle, Australia.
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