Malaysian Cinema, Asian Film: Border Crossings and National Cultures
This monograph departs from traditional studies of national cinema by accentuating the intercultural and intertextual links between Malaysian films and Asian (as well as European and American) film practices. Using cross-cultural analysis, the author characterizes Malaysia as a pluralist society consisting of a multiplicity of cultural identities. Malaysian film reflects this remarkable heterogeneity, particularly evident in the impact of the Indian and Hong Kong cinema.
Detailed analyses of a selection of Malaysian films highlight their cultural complexities, while noting the tension between cultural inclusivity and ethnic exclusivity at the heart of this cinema. |
Contents
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Malaysian Cinema, Asian Film: Border Crossings and National Cultures William Van der Heide No preview available - 2002 |
Malaysian Cinema, Asian Film: Border Crossings and National Cultures William Van der Heide No preview available - 2002 |
Common terms and phrases
Aduka American Amir Amran Andaya Asian audience Australian Awie Aziz Osman Azizah Baharudin Latif Bahasa Melayu Bangsawan Cantonese Cathay-Keris chapter characters Chinese colonial dance Dara darsan Devdas discussed ethnic European FENOMENA film culture film industry film production film's filmmakers genre Haji Hamzah Hussin HANG JEBAT Hikayat Hang Tuah Hindi Hollywood Hong Kong films HUJAN PANAS IBU MERTUA-KU Indian cinema Indian film Indonesian film influence interaction intertextual Islam ISTERI Italian Western Jamil Sulong Japanese kampung Kassim Krishnan Kuala Lumpur Mahabharata Malay culture Malay Film Malaya Malaysian cinema Malaysian film martial arts films Melaka melodrama Mohd Muslim narrative national cinema Parsee theater PEREMPUAN popular Prod protagonist Raja Ahmad Alauddin Ramlee Ramlee films Ramlee's reference relationship Salleh samurai scene SEMBILU Shaw Brothers shot Shuhaimi Baba Singapore social society song story studio Sultan Terengganu Teruna texts tion traditional transtextuality Tuah's Wayang Willemen woman women Yusof Haslam Zaleha Ziana