Dying to Belong Gangster Movies in Hollywood and Hong Kong
by Nochimson, Martha P.Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2007-05-21
Publisher(s): Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary
This fascinating book begins with a new definition of the gangster film and a challenging exploration of the Hong Kong and Hollywood screen traditions. Illuminates the way gangster films deal with the ambiguities of modern life, correcting the notion that this genre is inconsequential sensationalism Contends that both American and Hong Kong gangster films are against-the-grain reactions to the central fable of modern democracies that promise immigrant (and other) outsiders that they can become social insiders Draws on a range of American films, ranging from Public Enemy and Scarface to Gangs of New York, Goodfellas, and The Godfather Explores a number of Hong Kong's 21st century gangster films, including Andrew Lau's great trilogy, Infernal Affairs, and Election and Election 2, directed by Hong Kong auteur Johnnie To Concludes with an exclusive interview with The Sopranos' creator, David Chase
Author Biography
Martha P. Nochimson, now an Associate Editor for Cineaste magazine, taught for many years at the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | |
| List of Illustrations | |
| Immigrant Movie Gangsters: The Outside Story | |
| A Frankensteinian Frenzy: Gangster Identity, Hollywood | |
| Gangster Identity, Hong Kong: A Taoist Code Warrior | |
| Hollywood: The Void of Material Success | |
| Dark Laughter at The Materialist Illusion: Hong Kong | |
| East Meets West: The Sopranos, Gangs of New York, Infernal Affairs | |
| Afterword | |
| The Lesson: From Here to Modernity | |
| Appendix | |
| Interview with David Chase (Excerpts From the Transcript) | |
| Notes | |
| Bibliography | |
| Filmography | |
| Index | |
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