商品簡介
Hall (Spanish, East Tennessee State U.) demonstrates European and Hollywood influences on the work of Hong Kong film director John Woo. Drawing on interviews with Woo's colleagues, the author examines Woo's oeuvre in the context of Asian and Western film genres and cultural customs, noting how the genre-hopping director negotiates and transcends cultural and artistic boundaries. This second edition reflects Woo's current status as a director, looking at the critical reception to the films Mission: Impossible II, Windtalkers, Paycheck, and Red Cliff. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Kenneth E. Hall has written several books, including a study of John Woo’s The Killer, authored many articles on Latin American literature, and is a contributor to Studies in the Western. A professor of Spanish at East Tennessee State University, he lives in Johnson City, Tennessee.
