Has the creative period of the New Hong Kong Cinema now come to an end? However this question is answered, there is a need to evaluate the achievements of Hong Kong Cinema. This book distinguishes itself from the other books on the subject by focusing in-depth on individual Hong Kong films, which together make the New Hong Kong Cinema. Though underappreciated in contemporary film criticism, Bullet in the Head is a landmark in John Woo's career as a film director.
Keywords: New Hong Kong Cinema, Hong Kong films, Bullet in the Head, John Woo
Print publication date: 2009 | Print ISBN-13: 9789622099562 |
Published to Hong Kong Scholarship Online: September 2011 | DOI:10.5790/hongkong/9789622099562.001.0001 |