{"product_id":"9781350514447","title":"Cinema of Ann Hui Aesthetics, Gender, and Displacement","description":"\u003ch3\u003eGlobal East Asian Screen Cultures\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eCinema of Ann Hui\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAesthetics, Gender, and Displacement\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eZhaoyu Zhu | Mark Gallagher | Weiting Fan | Yiman Wang | Xueyan Cheng\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eA central figure in Hong Kong cinema since her debut with \u003ci\u003eThe Secret\u003c\/i\u003e (1979), Ann Hui was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 77th Venice International Film Festival in 2020. This book explores her distinctive narrative strategies and visual style, with particular attention to gender representation and the depiction of displacement within diasporic communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bringing together essays by an international group of contributors, the volume offers a comprehensive analysis of Hui's filmmaking, from early televisual works such as \u003ci\u003eThe Boy from Vietnam\u003c\/i\u003e (1978), to her recent documentary \u003ci\u003eElegies \u003c\/i\u003e(2023). The chapters situate her formal and aesthetic choices within the specific historical and cultural conditions of Hong Kong and its film industry, demonstrating how her cinema is shaped by, and responds to, these contexts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The book also explores Hui's sustained engagement with gender and sexuality in films including \u003ci\u003eSummer Snow\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), \u003ci\u003eAll About Love\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) and \u003ci\u003eOur Time Will Come\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), underscoring her creative agency as a female auteur. By reworking Chinese aesthetic traditions to reimagine femininity and female subjectivity, Hui's films are positioned here as open-ended and multifaceted. In doing so, the volume deepens our understanding of Hong Kong and Chinese-language cinema, the representation of women on screen, and the ongoing reconfiguration of Hong Kong's cultural identity through the work of a globally recognised filmmaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeiting Fan\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor at Chongqing University, China. She received her Ph.D. in film theory and film philosophy at King's College London. Her research interests include East Asian cinema, Chinese film theory, and Chinese intellectual histories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eXueyan Cheng \u003c\/b\u003eis a Ph.D. student at the National University of Singapore. Her research focuses on contemporary Chinese cinema, popular culture, and film festivals. Additionally, she is a part-time film critic specialising in Chinese cinema.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eZhaoyu Zhu\u003c\/b\u003e is a teaching fellow in Communication and Cultural Studies at the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China. He received the Katherine Singer Kovacs Essay Award from the Society of Cinema and Media Studies in 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 October 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350514447\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e328\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51333854855308,"sku":"9781350514447","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_4fbb7825-432d-4036-9d4d-68b95e452773.jpg?v=1783617025","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350514447","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}