In this Book
- John Woo's The Killer
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: Hong Kong University Press, HKU
summary
This book was centrally important to the growth of Hong Kong cinema in the 1980s and 1990s, a classic tale of loyalty and bloody betrayal.
Table of Contents
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- Series Preface
- pp. ix-xii
- Acknowledgements
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Introduction
- pp. 1-4
- 1. Apprenticeship for The Killer
- pp. 5-18
- 2. Production History and Background
- pp. 19-22
- 3. Style and Structure in The Killer
- pp. 23-44
- 4. Jean-Pierre Melville and Woo
- pp. 45-56
- 6. Woo after The Killer
- pp. 73-80
- Conclusion
- pp. 81-82
- Filmography
- pp. 111-118
- Works Cited
- pp. 119-125
Additional Information
ISBN
9789888052462
Related ISBN(s)
9789622099562
MARC Record
OCLC
650537860
Pages
140
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
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