Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Wang Dulu and Ang Lee: Artistic Creativity and Sexual Freedom in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 11
6. 2. Su Tong and Zhang Yimou: Women’s Places in Raise the Red Lantern 34
7. 3. Eileen Chang and Stanley Kwan: Politics and Love in Red Rose (and) White Rose 61
8. 4. Liu Yichang and Wong Kar-wai: The Class Trap in In the Mood for Love 98
9. 5. Dai Sijie: Locating the Third Culture in Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress 123
10. 6. Hou Xiaoxian and Zhu Tianwen: Politics and Poetics in A Time to Live, A Time to Die 149
11. 7. Chen Yuhui and Chen Guofu: Envisioning Democracy in The Personals 174
12. Conclusion 193
13. Notes 197
14. Bibliography 215
15. Selected Filmography 231
16. Index 235