This site is devoted to the studies and appreciation of Chinese cinema. Besides history, news, and visual materials about Chinese cinema, it also contains a bibliography of selected publications in English on Chinese cinema so as to further advance the studies of the subject. While the list of books tends to be as complete as possible, articles on Chinese cinema are selected to represent the following four topics: general, pre-1949 Chinese cinema, the Fifth Generation filmmakers, and Chinese "urban cinema," which are the ones the Webauthor is currently working on. The term "Chinese Cinema" used here only refers to films and the film industries of mainland China and Hong Kong. Because of historical and political differences, Taiwan cinema is not included.
The Webauthor is seeking cooperative parties from the general public. If you have any suggestions or would like to suggest a title of book or article, please kindly e-mail the Webauthor at the University of Southern California.
