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The study of the national specificity of horror film in Post-socialist China

MA by Coursework and Research Report
Wits School of Arts - Film & Television
2019 / This thesis is a study of post-socialist Chinese horror cinema – namely, horror films
of the period from the film industry reform in 2003 to the present – and centres
around the question of how Chinese horror filmmakers are responding to the new
policies and regulations and achieve their financial success by fulfilling audiences’
expectations from the perspective of cultural traditions. It contributes to an overview
of the Chinese film industry and the production value chain of horror films that is
rarely accessible to the English-speaking world, thus it is also intended as a practical
guide for producers and potential investors interested in entering the contemporary
Chinese horror film market. This thesis argues for the essential role of government
regulation and the cultural context of China in shaping the generic attributes of
Chinese horror film in both post-socialist China and post-socialist cinema. / NG (2020)

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/29350
Date January 2019
CreatorsLyu, Bo
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
FormatOnline resource (87 pages), application/pdf, application/pdf

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