Recommended list of films for final presentation

Hong Kong:

Happy Together
Dragon Inn
Infernal Affairs (The original version of The Deaprted)
Comrades: Almost A Love Story (Not available on Netflix)
An Autumn's Tale (Not available on Netflix)
Chinese Ghost Story
Farewell China

Note: The last two films are great films. Both are modern love stories that explores issues of immigration. They can be seen on the following YouTube site in 8 parts. I highly recommend them!!!
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=razorknight4ever&view=videos&start=20

Taiwan:

Blue Gate Crossing (Filmed in my high school)
Good Men, Good Woman
Three Times
Double Vision (If you like horror movies)
Siao Yu

China:
Temptress Moon
To Live
Together

Review of "Raise the Red Lantern"

From Sense of Cinema

http://archive.sensesofcinema.com/contents/cteq/04/33/raise_red_lantern.html

History of Chinese Cinema

http://chinesecinema.ucsd.edu/essay_ccwlc.html

On HK Director Wong Kar-wai

http://archive.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/02/wong.html

On Taiwanese Cinema

An article on the history of Taiwanese cinema from U.C. Berkeley


http://cinemaspace.berkeley.edu/Papers/CityOfSadness/behind2.html

Deadlines

Please make sure your entries are posted on your blog by the following deadlines.

5/22 #1-2

5/29 #3-5

6/5 #6-8

6/10 #9-10

6/11 Presentation

List of Films

Film title Director


#1 A Touch of Zen Director: King Hu
#2 Ju Dou Director: Zhang Yimou
#3 The Story of Qiu Ju Director: Zhang Yimou
#4 Farewell My Concubine Director: Chen Kaige
#5 The Wedding Banquet Director: Ang Lee
#6 Eat Drink Man Woman Director: Ang Lee
#7 Chungking Express Director: Wong Kar-wai
#8 Lan Yu Director: Stanley Kwan
#9 Yi Yi Director: Edward Yang
#10 Flowers of Shanghai Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien

6/11 Presentation

Syllabus

FILM 4000 Topic in Film: Chinese-language Cinema
Summer 2009 I
Meeting on May 18 & June 11
CAS-456

Professor: Larry Ling-hsuan Tung
Dept. of Media & Film
Office: CAS-421
Tel: 908-737-0457
E-mail: ltung@kean.edu
Office Hours: By appointments

Overview:
To increase students’ knowledge on Chinese-language cinema through
viewing, reading and writing on films from Taiwan, Hong Kong, China and other Chinese-speaking parts of the world.

Objectives:
• To learn about the film industries in Chinese-speaking regions around the world, including the historical background, operations, trends and major directors.
• To learn about different cinematic styles and aesthetics of Chinese-language films

Textbook
No required textbook. Handouts will be posted on the course’s website.

Viewing
You are required to view the movies on your own. A Netflix subscription is strongly recommended.

Assignments and grades
1. Blogs: You are required to write an entry of 250 words for each of the films we cover in this class. They need to include three parts: summary, major theme, and your reaction to the film. 60%
2. Presentation: Details TBA 40%


Academic Integrity Policy
You are required to read the policy details. The information can be obtained from http://www.kean.edu/academicintegrity.html