【中国电影理论】Chinese_Film_Theory__A_Guide_to_the_New_Era.pdf

CHINESE FILM THEORY This page intentionally left blank CHINES E HLM THEORY A Guide to the New Er Edited by e S. Semsel, Xia Hong, and Hou Jianping Translated by Hou Jianping, Li Xiaohong, and Fan Yuan Foreword by Luo Yijun PRAEGER New York Westport, Connecticut London Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Chinese film theory : a guide to the new era / edited by e S. Semsel, Xia Hong, and Hou Jianping; foreword by Luo Yijun p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-275-93103-X (alk. paper) 1. Motion pictures—China. 2. Motion pictures—Philosophy. I. Semsel, e Stephen. II. Xia Hong. III. Hou Jianping. 1990 '0951—dc20 89-23079 Copyright ? 1990 by e S. Semsel, Xia Hong, and Hou Jianping All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 89-23079 ISBN: 0-275-93103-X First published in 1990 Praeger Publishers, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010 A division of Greenwood Press, Inc. Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this plies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information anization (-1984). 10 9 987654321 For Ye Ye and the students of the People's Republic of China This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi FOREWORD: Luo Yijun xiii INTRODUCTION xix Part I: The Debate on the Theatricality of Film 1 1 Throwing Away the Walking Stick of Drama 5 Bai Jingsheng 2 The Modernization of Film Language 10 Zhang Nuanxin and Li Tuo Part II: The Debate on the Literary Quality of Film 21 3 Essay Done in Film Terms 25 Zhang Junxiang 4 Film Literature and Film Characteristics: A Discussion with Zhang Junxiang 38 Zheng Xuelai viii ? Contents 5 Diversification, Not Prescriptions 47 YuMin Part III: The Debate over the New Concept of Film 55 6 Film Is Film: A Response to Tan Peisheng 5