Chow Yun-fat and Territories of Hong Kong Stardom / / Lin Feng.

Examines Chow Yun-fat's role in mediating Chinese identities across cultural industriesAs one of the most popular and versatile Hong Kong film stars, Chow Yun-fat has enjoyed international success over the last four decades. Using Chow's transnational and trans-regional star persona as a c...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
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Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (192 p.) :; 10 B/W illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Figures and Tables
  • Note on the Text
  • Introduction
  • Part I From a Hong Kong Citizen to a Cosmopolitan Resident: A Face of Social Mobility in Hong Kong between 1973 and 1995
  • 1 The Birth of a TV Star: A Modern Hong Kong Xiaosheng
  • 2 From TV Star to Film Actor: Star Performance in Hong Kong Cinema
  • 3 Star Endorsement and Hong Kong Cinema: The Social Mobility of Chow Yun-fat
  • 4 'Come Laugh with Me': The Construction of Cosmopolitan Residentship in Chow Yun-fat's Comedies
  • Part II From an Expatriate Hong Kong Star to a Returning HKSAR Star: A Chinese Icon in Transnational Cinema from 1995 Onwards
  • 5 The Birth of a Hollywood Star: An Asian Hero in America
  • 6 middle-aged men Middle-aged Men in the Transnational Martial Arts Cinema: Ageing Stars and the Myth of Midlife Angst
  • 7 Glocalising Chinese Stardom: Internet Publicity and the Negotiation of Transnational Stardom
  • 8 Endowing the Fatherhood: The Power Game beyond Chinese Cinema
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix I General Filmography
  • Appendix II Chow Yun-fat's Filmography
  • Appendix III Chow Yun-fat's TV Works
  • English-Chinese Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index