Sources

Sean Gilman
The Chinese Cinema
Published in
2 min readMay 29, 2018

The following is a list of books and websites on Chinese Cinema which I’ve found useful over the years.

Books

Berry, Chris. Chinese Films in Focus. BFI, 2003.
Berry, Michael. Speaking in Images: Interviews with Contemporary Chinese Filmmakers. Columbia University Press, 2005.
Bordwell, David. Planet Hong Kong: Popular Cinema and the Art of Entertainment. Harvard University Press, 2000.
Brunette, Peter. Wong Kar-Wai. University of Illinois Press, 2005.
Chu, Yuan, et al. Director Chor Yuen. Hong Kong Film Archive, 2006.
Dannen, Fredric, and Barry Long. Hong Kong Babylon: an Insider’s Guide to the Cinema of the East. Faber and Faber, 1998.
Eleftheriotis, Dimitris, and Gary Needham. Asian Cinemas: a Reader and Guide. Edinburgh University Press, 2006.
Fu, Poshek, and David Desser. The Cinema of Hong Kong: History, Arts, Identity. Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Hunt, Leon. Kung Fu Cult Masters. Wallflower, 2003.
Ingham, Michael. Johnnie To Kei-Fung’s PTU. Hong Kong University Press, 2009.
Lam, Perry. Once a Hero: the Vanishing Hong Kong Cinema. Muse Books, 2011.
Lo, Francisco. The Essence of Entertainment: Cinema City’s Glory Days = Yu Le Ben Se: Xin Yi Cheng Fen Dou Sui Yue. Hong Kong Film Archive, 2016.
Morton, Lisa. Cinema of Tsui Hark. Mcfarland, 2009.
Pak, Tong Cheuk. Hong Kong New Wave Cinema: 1978–2000. Intellect, 2008.
See-Kam, Tan, et al. Chinese Connections Critical Perspectives on Film, Identity and Diaspora. Temple University Press, 2009.
Stokes, Lisa Odham., and Michael Hoover. City on Fire: Hong Kong Cinema. Verso, 2001.
Teo, Stephen. Hong Kong Cinema: the Extra Dimensions. BFI, 1997.
Teo, Stephen. Director in Action: Johnnie To and the Hong Kong Action Film. Hong Kong University Press, 2007.
Teo, Stephen. Chinese Martial Arts Cinema: the Wuxia Tradition. Edinburgh University Press, 2009.
Wong, Ain-ling. Li Han-Hsiang, Storyteller. Hong Kong Film Archive, 2007.
Wong, Ain-ling. The Shaw Screen: a Preliminary Study. Hong Kong Film Archive, 2003.
Yang, Jeff, and Art Black. Once upon a Time in China: a Guide to Hong Kong, Taiwanese, and Mainland Chinese Cinema. Atria Books, 2003.
Yau, Ching-Mei Esther. At Full Speed: Hong Kong Cinema in a Borderless World. University of Minnesota Press, 2003.
Yeh, Yueh-yu, and Darrell Davis. Taiwan Film Directors A Treasure Island. Columbia University Press, 2012.
Zhang, Che, and Agnes Lam. Chang Cheh: a Memoir. Hong Kong Film Archive, 2004.

Websites

Asia in Cinema
China Film Insider
East Screen West Screen
Eastern Kicks
Hong Kong Cinemagic
Hong Kong Film Net
The Hong Kong Movie Database
Love HKFilm

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