In this Book
- Wong Kar-wai's Happy Together
- Book
- 2003
- Published by: Hong Kong University Press, HKU
- Series: New Hong Kong Cinema
summary
This book shows two Chinese gay men in Buenos Aires and reflects on Hong Kong's past and future by probing masculinity, aggression, identity, and homosexuality. It also gives a reading of Latin America, perhaps as an allegory of Hong Kong as another post-colonial society.
Table of Contents
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- Series Preface
- pp. vii-ix
- 2 Happy Together and Allegory
- pp. 9-21
- 3 Contexts: Why Buenos Aires?
- pp. 23-32
- 4 Contexts: The Road Movie
- pp. 33-37
- 5 Reading the Film
- pp. 39-63
- 6 Happy Together and Homosexuality
- pp. 65-75
- Filmography
- pp. 115-117
- Bibliography
- pp. 118-122
Additional Information
ISBN
9789888053353
Related ISBN(s)
9789622095885
MARC Record
OCLC
650500875
Pages
140
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
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