Between the two world wars, a distinct and vibrant film culture emerged in Europe. Film festivals and schools were established; film theory and history was writ

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This book, the first full critical overview of the film avant-garde, ushers in a new approach—and in the process creates its own subject. While many books hav

This volume features new work on cinema in early twentieth-century Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Republican China. Looking beyond relatively well-studied cities like S

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