{"product_id":"9781844574254","title":"Korean Cinema Book","description":"\u003ch1\u003eKorean Cinema Book\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNikki Lee | Julian Stringer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Korean Cinema Book\u003c\/i\u003e provides a new and authoritative overview of one of the world's most dynamic and celebrated filmmaking regions. From the period of Japanese colonial rule in the early twentieth century to the unprecedented success of  Bong Joon-Ho's \u003ci\u003eParasite, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich won Best Film at the 2020 Academy Awards, it covers one hundred years of industry change and transformation across the peninsula. \u003cbr\u003e  The chapters approach the subject from multiple and innovative scholarly perspectives. They encompass key areas of activity such as film policy, regulation, technology, and exhibition; genres such as melodrama, comedy and the blockbuster; North Korean cinema; and contemporary developments in the transnational production, circulation and reception of globalized South Korean movies. Many of the topics have never been discussed before in English-language scholarship, making this unique publication essential reading for anyone seeking to develop their understanding of Korea's vital cinematic traditions. \u003cbr\u003e  At a time when Korean films continue to capture the hearts and minds of audiences around the world, \u003ci\u003eThe Korean Cinema Book\u003c\/i\u003e offers fresh perspectives on the full breadth of Korean cinema history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eNIKKI J. Y. LEE is Lecturer in Culture and Gender Studies at Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea. Her article 'Salute to Mr Vengeance: The Making of a Transnational Auteur Park Chan-Wook' appears in \u003ci\u003eEast Asian Cinemas: Exploring Transnational Connections on Film\u003c\/i\u003e (I.B. Tauris, 2008) and she is the author of \u003ci\u003eBranding East Asian Cinema: Orientalism and Auteurism\u003c\/i\u003e (2011).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJULIAN STRINGER is Associate Professor in Film and Television Studies at the University of Nottingham, UK, and co-editor of Scope: An Online Journal of Film and Television Studies. He is editor of\u003ci\u003e Movie Blockbusters\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), co-editor (with Chi-Yun Shin) of \u003ci\u003eNew Korean Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) and co-editor (with Alastair Phillips) of \u003ci\u003eJapanese Cinema: Texts and Contexts \u003c\/i\u003e(2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 March 2028\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\u003eBritish Film Institute\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781844574254\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e352\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":51935860129932,"sku":"9781844574254","price":31.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781844574254","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}